Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary

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Abdul El-Sayed has won the Democratic primary for the US Senate in Michigan and will face Republican Mike Rogers in November. The 41-year-old former Detroit health director was backed by Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren and the United Auto Workers. He campaigned on Medicare for All, ending US military aid to Israel and campaign finance reform. He has never held elected office. His campaign says he expanded public-health services and helped cancel up to $700 million in medical debt for about 300,000 people, though those claims need independent verification.

Rogers accused El-Sayed of believing that America deserved 9/11. The Hindustan Times reports there is no public evidence El-Sayed made that remark. It was made by streamer Hasan Piker in 2019. El-Sayed has instead described the attacks as terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans. He called the Republican attacks Islamophobic and said voters should focus on issues such as prices, inflation and wars.

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The lazy narrative that El-Sayed himself justified 9/11 is not supported by the evidence cited here. Nor does campaigning with Piker prove that he shares every past comment by an endorser. On the other side, calling every criticism Islamophobic can also avoid scrutiny of El-Sayed’s policies and limited electoral experience. The useful test is whether the candidates debate healthcare, foreign policy and Michigan’s economy, rather than disputed social-media associations.

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