Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has come to the rescue of Abdul El-Sayed.
The firebrand leftist has dumped $1 million into helping El-Sayed’s effort to keep a Michigan U.S. Senate seat blue against Republican Mike Rogers. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) did not seek re-election in 2026.
‘I look forward to working with Abdul … to build a politics that is free from the corrupting influence of corporate money.’
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It’s the latest sign that Democrats are worried that the race is too close in the final weeks of the campaign.
“I’m not waking up on November 4 wishing I did more to combat the smears aimed at Abdul,” AOC said in a statement to the New York Times. “I’m leaving everything I can on the field.”
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