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Why Abdul El-Sayed might not be winning Black voters in Michigan

Published October 11, 2026 8:00 am • Updated October 11, 2026 9:25 am •
Why Abdul El-Sayed might not be winning Black voters in Michigan
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The Michigan candidate for US Senate seat is running without directly acknowledging specific constituent groupsAbdul El-Sayed has an impressive résumé: Rhodes scholar, professor of epidemiology at Columbia University, executive director of the Detroit health department. And, at 41, the Michigan Democratic senatorial candidate represents a new generation of politicians, a shift that he also embodies sartorially. Whereas casual dress for many politicians is a tieless…

The Michigan candidate for US Senate seat is running without directly acknowledging specific constituent groupsAbdul El-Sayed has an impressive résumé: Rhodes scholar, professor of epidemiology at Columbia University, executive director of the Detroit health department. And, at 41, the Michigan Democratic senatorial candidate represents a new generation of politicians, a shift that he also embodies sartorially. Whereas casual dress for many politicians is a tieless…

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