Obama backs El-Sayed as Michigan Senate bid kicks off fall race
TL;DR
Former President Barack Obama spoke with Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, signaling early party support after El-Sayed’s tight primary win over Haley Stevens. Obama has been active in Michigan politics to help Democrats, while Detroit strongly backed Stevens in the primary (62.2% to El-Sayed’s 34.2%), and statewide El-Sayed narrowly led (48.5%–47.5%) with the Peters seat open and Republican Mike Rogers vying for votes.
- Barack Obama, Abdul El-Sayed discussed Michigan Senate race in phone call The Detroit News
- Obama and El-Sayed Spoke to Discuss Unity After Ugly Michigan Primary The New York Times
- Trump and the GOP have a new bogeyman Politico
- Abdul El-Sayed says he hopes to campaign with Obama after ‘warm and inspiring’ call NBC News
- After bitter primary, El-Sayed faces daunting task of unifying Democrats The Washington Post
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