# Who is Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democrats’ best hope of taking back the Senate?

https://mins.news/en/video/14315

- France 24 English, 2026-08-05 15:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YETOCmuGKQ

> Abdul El-Sayed has won the Michigan Democratic primary and will compete for one of the state’s two Senate seats. His victory makes him the latest progressive outsider to disrupt the strategy of the Democratic Party’s centrist establishment. His campaign focused on pursuing universal health care and removing corporate money from elections. His criticism of Israel also became a major flashpoint, reflecting a growing shift among Democrats against what many describe as an apartheid state.

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