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Abdul El-Sayed: “I’m not a socialist. I’m just a capitalist who understands how capitalism works. The biggest threat to capitalism was…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2026
I’m not a socialist. I’m just a capitalist who understands how capitalism works. The biggest threat to capitalism was never the idea of government regulation. It was always monopoly.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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El-Sayed defines his political stance during the debate.

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