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Commentary: Is Abdul El-Sayed's win a moment or a movement?

Yakima Herald

Aug 7, 2026

Commentary: Is Abdul El-Sayed's win a moment or a movement?

Throughout the tea party years and the Republican Party's descent into unprincipled populism under Donald Trump, Michigan Democrats masqueraded as the adults in the room. They prom…

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Commentary: Is Abdul El-Sayed's win a moment or a movement?

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