Abdul el Sayed is contending with the fact that the Democratic Party’s most reliable voters could cost him the election in the high-stakes matchup with former Rep. Mike Rogers for Michigan’s Senate race.

Black voters have helped propel his party to statewide victories for years, but they were significantly less enthusiastic about his candidacy than other parts of the Democratic coalition.

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