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Sanders rallies in Michigan for left-wing Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed

El-Sayed campaigned at the Detroit rally and emphasized his support for Medicare-for-all and abolishing ICE.

Sanders rallies in Michigan for left-wing Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed
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Bernie Sanders rallied in Detroit and endorsed Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who promoted Medicare-for-all and abolishing ICE. Sanders also voiced support for House candidate Donavan McKinney.

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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate endorsed by Sanders

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Bernie Sanders
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Senator who rallied for and endorsed Abdul El-Sayed

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Michigan representative and Democratic Senate primary contender

Michigan state senator and Democratic Senate primary contender

Michigan House candidate who attended the rally

Shri Thanedar
D · MI-13

Michigan representative whose seat McKinney is challenging

ALSO MENTIONED  Gretchen Whitmer, Governor who won the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary against El-Sayed

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Bernie Sanders and Abdul El-Sayed Hold Detroit Rally

Bernie Sanders and Abdul El-Sayed appeared together at a Detroit rally during El-Sayed's Senate campaign. Center outlets focus on El-Sayed's policy agenda, including wealth taxes, health care, foreign policy and housing. Right-leaning outlets foreground Sanders's endorsement and El-Sayed's positions on Medicare-for-all and abolishing ICE; Fox News also describes him as a left-wing Senate hopeful.

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