With the midterm elections only weeks away, a former insider on Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayeds campaign is issuing a stark warning about the man he once served around the clock.
According to Western Journal, Jordan Domingue, who now publicly identifies himself on X as the campaign staff member who has to this day, had the most 1:1 time with him, has broken ranks and is speaking out about his experience with El-Sayed. Domingue, who previously served as the candidates personal assistant/executive protection lead, now heads Democrats for Mike Rogers, a group backing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in November.
Domingue has emphasized just how close he was to El-Sayed during their time together, describing himself as the first person to see him in the morning and the last to see him at night. Some average of 6-7 days a week, 12-14 hr days, 50,000+ miles. Those grueling hours, he suggests, gave him a rare, unfiltered look at the Democrats character, far removed from the polished image presented to voters.
On X, Domingue recounted that El-Sayed is particularly fond of a line from William Shakespeare, noting that the candidate loves the quote, Past is prologue. Reflecting on that phrase, Domingue added, Though he doesnt adhere to it, I like the question it asks. Who are we when no one is looking?
Domingue has argued that the most revealing window into El-Sayeds character comes not from campaign rhetoric but from legal filings tied to his earlier medical career. Of all the opposition research on Abdul, the mount Sinai lawsuit has been the most accurate from my experience at highlighting his character. As a 30 year old leapfrogging into a job he was inexperienced for and only got thru connections, the profile in lawsuit is revealing.
He was referring to El-Sayeds stint at Mount Sinais Icahn School of Medicine in New York City, where the young physician was elevated into a leadership role that later became the subject of litigation. The school faced a lawsuit alleging that its hiring practices, which placed El-Sayed in that position, were discriminatory on the basis of age and sex.
Domingue also drew on his experience from El-Sayeds 2018 Michigan gubernatorial bid, recalling behavior he now views as a red flag. When he acted liked an entitled mobster to elected officials in 2017-2018, I excused it as justified outsider earning their place.
He admitted that he once rationalized what he now calls duplicity and emotional abuse within the campaign. When he would say one thing to one group and another thing to a different group hours later, I considered it just the norm or strategic ambiguity as he calls it. When his management pushed multiple staff to tears and dangerous breaking points, in addition to them I considered his stress.
In another post, Domingue addressed rumors circulating online about El-Sayeds sexuality, dismissing them but highlighting what he described as juvenile and crude behavior. A lot of people are saying he might be gay, and I think that is inaccurate. This behavior is best explained by the guy who never grew past the high school locker room, he described.
Domingue went further, portraying El-Sayeds public image of masculinity as contrived and his private conduct as deeply immature. His masculinity is a performance, and he has the maturity to match it. One of the most disrespectful and immature forms this was shown throughout my two years with him, was his love of farting. He would openly do so without warning or embarrassment as his form of stand-up comedy, Domingue added.
He underscored that this was not an isolated quirk but a recurring feature of El-Sayeds behavior. To this day for him, the act of farting is easily one of the funniest things a person can do.
Beyond these anecdotes, Domingue has posted about what he characterizes as El-Sayeds strange relationship with animals, his limited real-world work experience, and the environment faced by Jewish staffers on the campaign. While he has not publicly detailed every allegation, the pattern he sketches is one of a man whose private conduct and priorities diverge sharply from his public messaging.
In one of his most damning posts, Domingue described the moment his disillusionment became complete. When I finally realized he didnt actually care about civilians and peace, everything I had previously ignored or excused made it obvious to who he was and that I was on the wrong side.
For voters, the portrait that emerges is of a candidate whose carefully crafted persona may conceal a very different reality. Theres clearly a lot to unpack here, but the bottom line is El-Sayed is not who he presents himself to be.
Critics have framed this gap between image and reality in explicitly religious and ideological terms, pointing to a pattern of calculated concealment. This is Taqiyya, Islams doctrine of deception.
From that perspective, El-Sayeds reluctance to be fully forthright with voters is not a bug but a feature of his political strategy. We cannot expect El-Sayed to be completely transparent. If he were, he would lose the entire non-Muslim voter base hes tried to court.
As the Senate race tightens, these allegations from a former loyal aide raise serious questions about judgment, integrity, and fitness for higher office. Michigan voters, especially those who value honesty, traditional ethics, and accountability in public life, will have to decide whether they are comfortable elevating a candidate whose closest former staffer now says he was on the wrong side for standing by him.
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