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Abdul El-Sayed: “And politics doesn’t have to suck, and you can build a politics that doesn’t suck.”

On the recordJuly 26, 2026
And politics doesn’t have to suck, and you can build a politics that doesn’t suck.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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On the nature of politics and voter engagement.

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