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

On the recordNovember 6, 2026
You put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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Commenting on challenging moderate Democrats in primaries.

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