Democratic Michigan Senate candidate and former Detroit health official Abdul El-Sayed is tying himself to socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, according to a Facebook ad shared with the Washington Examiner.
Abdul El-Sayed is running in a competitive field of Democrats looking to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) in 2026. With the ad, he’s signaling that he wants the progressive triumph that Mamdani pulled off in NYC.
“Zohran Mamdani just won the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor! His win is proof that bold, progressive politics are what Americans want,” the ad says. “Like Zohran, I’m running a people-powered campaign because I know we deserve better. Working-class Americans are being crushed by the cost of living while billionaires get tax breaks.”
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“Zohran won. Abdul
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