Former Clinton Pollster Mark Penn Explains How Easy it Will be for Abdul El-Sayed to LOSE Michigan in the General Election (VIDEO)

Former Bill Clinton pollster, Mark Penn, appeared on FOX News today to talk about the Michigan senate race and what he expects to happen.

Penn suggested that if as little as five percent of Haley Stevens voters cross over and vote for Republican Mike Rogers, which is not only possible, but likely, that Abdul El-Sayed is cooked.

The Gateway Pundit has already shown videos of Michigan voters saying that is just what they are going to do, so this is not a longshot theory from Penn.

Mediaite has details:

Veteran political operative and former pollster for the Clintons, Mark Penn, joined Fox News on Thursday to discuss Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s chances against Republican Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) in Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat race.

Progressive candidate El-Sayed pulled out a razor-thin victory over Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) on Tuesday night, which has led to rampant media speculation about his electability in the general election.

“Mark Penn, how do you dissect these numbers right now?” anchor Bill Hemmer asked during the discussion…

The question is whether or not a lot of the moderate Democrats who were for Stevens will say, “I just won’t go there, I will defect from my party.” Is it possible to find 5% that will do that? It is highly likely that you’re gonna find 5% of those Stevens voters who are going to switch to the other side, and that alone would give a margin of victory to Rogers.

Here’s the video:

💥NEW: Former Clinton Pollster Mark Penn: “It is HIGHLY LIKELY that you’re gonna find 5% of those Stevens voters who are gonna switch to the other side — and that ALONE would give a margin of victory to Rogers.” pic.twitter.com/QyepqDyclt

— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) August 6, 2026

Penn is not the only person saying this.

Over on CNN, journalist Edward-Isaac Dovere commented today: “I’ve been talking to voters who were at Haley Stevens events, and all over the place people who were voting for Stevens were saying they do not know that they can vote for El-Sayed, they might vote for Mike Rogers.”

Watch:

💥NEW: CNN Senior Reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere: “I’ve been talking to voters who were at Haley Stevens events … and all over the place people who were voting for Stevens were saying they do not know that they can vote for El-Sayed … they might vote for Mike Rogers.” pic.twitter.com/4O3ShZ4nQu

— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) August 6, 2026

The pushback against El-Sayed as a candidate could be much bigger than the Democrats are expecting.

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