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Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed Is “Not a Burn-It-Down Kind” of Candidate

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Aug 3, 202637:56News & Politics

Michigan’s Senate seat is a must-win for Democrats hoping to take control of the Senate in 2026. The midterms are reflecting a surge of energy behind left-leaning Democratic candidates—sometimes known as the Mamdani effe...

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Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed Is “Not a Burn-It-Down Kind” of Candidate is an episode from The Political Scene | The New Yorker by The New Yorker. Michigan’s Senate seat is a must-win for Democrats hoping to take control of the Senate in 2026....

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Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed Is “Not a Burn-It-Down Kind” of Candidate

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