El-Sayed Ran Behind With Jewish Voters, Faces Questions Over Remarks
Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged that he ran behind with Jewish voters, Politico reported, while Fox News reported that a television co-host pressed him on a delayed apology for remarks after the attack at Temple Israel in Michigan.
Politico reported that Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed ran behind with Jewish voters, and that in an interview he acknowledged Israel was a source of disagreement but said he was not changing his position. The report appeared under a headline stating that he underperformed with Jewish voters, and it was written by Jessica Piper and Lisa Kashinsky.
Asked about the gap, El-Sayed did not dispute it in the account Politico summarized, which records his answer as "Yes, he ran behind."
Fox News reported that "The View" co-host Sara Haines pressed El-Sayed on his delayed apology for what the outlet described as his "hurt people hurt people" remarks after the Temple Israel attack in Michigan. Its headline characterized the exchange as a confrontation.
Neither Fox News nor Politico, in the summaries available, describes the attack itself or the contents of the apology. Fox News's summary names Temple Israel in Michigan as the location, but offers no further detail on the attack.
The two reports address different subjects, electoral performance and a delayed apology, and neither summary connects them. Politico's summary says El-Sayed is not changing his position on Israel, while Fox News's summary does not say how he answered Haines. Politico's summary does not say what the disagreement over Israel involves. Politico's headline states that he underperformed with Jewish voters, and Fox News's headline describes a confrontation.
Sources: Politico: Abdul El-Sayed underperformed with Jewish voters. Here’s what he has to say about it.; Fox News: 'The View' co-host confronts Abdul El-Sayed on his response to attack on Jewish Synagogue.