During a recent visit to Michigan, Harris said that the upcoming midterm elections offer a potential "stopgap" halfway through President Donald Trump's second term.
"The United States Senate should be a stopgap on the abuses of this administration," she said, going on to suggest El-Sayed could be part of that check.
El-Sayed called the 2024 failed presidential candidate an essential advocate helping him close ranks against Mike Rogers, but Bill Johnson, founder and president of the Michigan-based American Decency Association, thinks the Democrat "is struggling."
"We know that the secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson (D), controls the handles of the election results. That's our greatest concern: will we see a fair election in Michigan?" Johnson adds.
The Wolverine State has had repeated allegations and investigations involving election integrity, particularly surrounding the 2020 presidential election, and there have also been some documented, smaller-scale violations and administrative problems.
"We believe Michiganders will not vote in favor of El-Sayed, but we don't have all the confidence that we would like to be able to have in relationship to the handling of the vote in the state of Michigan once again," Johnson says.
Meanwhile, he is shocked at El Sayed's lack of discernment.
"He is bringing in an individual, Kamala Harris, that really is a joke, and she continues to joke," he observes. "She hasn't even learned to quit her silly laughing that oftentimes follows most every interview that she ever does, and she doesn't have the capability of speaking off the cuff, or she does not have a knowledge base of the realities behind the election, even after getting defeated so badly in the last election."
"We think it speaks very poorly to the judgment and the discernment of Abdul El-Sayed," Johnson states.
Though El-Sayed says he is not a socialist, he does admit to holding several Democratic socialist views, including Medicare for All, public control/ownership of artificial intelligence companies, expanding the government's role in housing, taxing billionaire wealth, and tuition-free higher education.
As for Harris, there has been speculation that the former vice president might want another shot at the White House in 2028.
Johnson, however, agrees with Rogers' campaign, which has framed Harris' visit as a sign of weakness for both Democrats.
