Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed says he's leading in the polls but is treating the race like he's behind, while facing a wave of attacks over his religion and ethnicity in the final days before the election.

• Multiple polls show El-Sayed ahead by six to seven points over Republican Mike Rogers, but he says his campaign is still knocking doors and making calls as if trailing, since the only poll that counts is the one on election day.
• He's been hit with Islamophobic attacks from Trump, a Republican senator, and RFK Jr., who made disparaging comments about Arabs and science; El-Sayed responded by noting he himself holds two doctoral degrees and has published scientific research.
• His primary rival Haley Stevens says she still backs him, even though her fiancé is publicly supporting his opponent, highlighting divisions in the race over ads El-Sayed has run attacking Tucker Carlson and others.
• On the economy, he says voters are mainly worried about high gas and grocery prices, rising insurance and utility costs, and healthcare premiums going up.
• He defended his support for freezing property taxes for seniors, arguing that even though it benefits older, often wealthier homeowners, it prevents younger family members from having to cover the costs when parents can't pay.

Outlook: The race heads into its final days with El-Sayed holding a solid lead, but it remains to be seen whether the Islamophobic attacks move enough undecided voters by election day on November 3.