Barack Obama to rally for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan before key US Senate race – US politics live
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The former Democratic president is showing major support in Detroit for the progressive Michigan candidate in final days before US midterm elections Sign up for Breaking News US email Abdul El-Sayed, a doctor and former Wayne county health director, ran on Medicare for All and a refusal to take corporate Pac money, and was backed by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He made opposition to US military aid to Israel and criticism of its conduct in Gaza central to his campaign , and has described Israel’s actions there as genocide. Aipac and its allies as a result spent a record-breaking $30m trying to stop him, according to AdImpact . Continue reading...