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Abdul El-Sayed: “Turns out, electable candidates actually have to build movements, and the fact that she has not and is making up for it…”

On the recordAugust 3, 2026
Turns out, electable candidates actually have to build movements, and the fact that she has not and is making up for it with the $60 million in character attacks that AIPAC is driving into our politics says a lot about who’s more electable in a general election.
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Abdul El-Sayed

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El-Sayed critiques Stevens' campaign strategy.

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