# Obama to rally for El-Sayed in Michigan. Is he the Democrats’ ‘spiritual leader’?

https://mins.news/en/video/88160

- CNN, 2026-10-06 14:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iv9HarPDiE

> Former President Barack Obama says he will campaign in Michigan with Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. CNN discusses whether Obama can strengthen El-Sayed’s support among Black voters and who currently comes closest to being the Democratic Party’s “spiritual” leader.

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