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Abdul El-Sayed: “Ideally, you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message.”

On the recordJuly 28, 2026
Ideally, you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing strategy in a donor meeting.

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