“Every constituency must occasionally remind its party that support is earned, not owed.”
Nonnegotiable Michigan set conditions for Democratic candidates seeking Jewish support.
- Speaker
- Nonnegotiable Michigan
- Capacity
- Petition campaign
- Observed
- September 9, 2026
- Published here
- September 9, 2026
- Targets
- Abdul El-Sayed
- Classification rationale
- The campaign conditions political support on stated commitments. This is one collective position, not a separate condemnation attributed to every signatory.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
The campaign launched amid debate over Jewish inclusion and El-Sayed's outreach.
After the quotation
The petition does not name El-Sayed; its FAQ explicitly includes him. Affiliations do not imply institutional endorsement, and the campaign does not endorse a candidate.
Evidence
Complete source record
Petition sets out five principles. The date records the reported public launch; the page has no publication timestamp. Affiliations do not imply institutional endorsement.
Identifies Zioness Action Fund as the parent project and explicitly discusses El-Sayed. Provides the campaign's own description of its aims.
Reports the September 7 press conference and interviews about the petition and apology.