Dem attorney backs GOP hopeful in Michigan race against El-Sayed, 'jumping ship' from his party's 'lunatics'

Veteran Democratic attorney Julian Epstein announced he is switching his support to Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race, opposing Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Epstein argues that the Democratic Party has become too extreme and lost its moral center, embracing positions he finds detrimental to the Constitution and free markets. He criticizes El-Sayed’s perceived alignment with radical Islam and antisemitism, and his stance on wealth redistribution and the existence of Israel.

• Julian Epstein, a veteran Democratic attorney, is publicly opposing Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, Abdul El-Sayed.
• Epstein has declared his support for El-Sayed’s Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.
• He criticizes the Democratic Party for having “gone off the deep end” and believes the “lunatics are in charge.”
• Epstein cites concerns about the party’s stance on the Constitution, radical Islam, antisemitism, wealth redistribution, and the free market.
• He describes Rogers as a “practical, middle-of-the-road normie guy.”
• Epstein predicts a “large group of Democrats” will defect due to the party’s leftward shift.
• He criticizes El-Sayed for echoing Bernie Sanders’ views on wealth redistribution and expressing sympathy for certain Middle Eastern terrorist movements.
• Epstein also points to El-Sayed’s campaign surrogate, Hasan Piker, for controversial statements regarding 9/11, China, Hamas, and various political figures.