# Obama backs El-Sayed as early voting starts in Michigan

https://mins.news/en/video/114725

- Guardian News, 2026-10-25 13:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx8NeBvS42I

> On Michigan’s first day of early voting, Barack Obama headlined a Detroit rally for Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee. Obama told thousands of supporters that the 3 November election was an “inflection point” for American politics.

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