Adam Johnson, in an opinion article for The Real News Network, argues that Abdul El-Sayed's 7-point, roughly 340,000-vote win in Michigan's 2026 US Senate race disproves the conventional wisdom that a strong Israel critic is unelectable, after attacks from figures including Nancy Pelosi, Jim Clyburn, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Citing exit polls, Johnson contends narratives that El-Sayed struggled with Black and Jewish voters were bogus, and predicts party elites and mainstream media will downplay the victory heading into the 2028 primary.