Obama is to appear with El-Sayed in Detroit as the ex-president gets more involved in the midterms
DETROIT (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month, lending his support to the progressive nominee after a bruising Democratic primary exposed divisions within the party.
Obama will appear with El-Sayed at an Oct. 24 rally that will also feature other top Democratic candidates in Michigan, including Jocelyn Benson, the party’s nominee for governor. Obama is getting significantly more involved in the midterm elections, with additional campaign stops and advertisements expected to come in the closing weeks, according to plans shared first with The Associated Press.
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Just about anyone who hates Obama already hates El Syed. So there's definitely nothing to lose there. However this is going to stick badly in the crawl of many neoliberals and Neo conservatives that are currently trying to demonize him. And that's a good thing.
I hate Obama for abandoning the movement that got him elected, and all the bombings, but he's still better than anyone who followed him
Which is fair. But it's also politics. Getting elected in a system like this demands compromise. Which is why we shouldn't have systems like this.
agreed
Nice!