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Abdul El-Sayed: “The problem too often with the Democratic party, we have an instinct to say the right thing, but we're bought off by the…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2026
The problem too often with the Democratic party, we have an instinct to say the right thing, but we're bought off by the people who are on the side of doing the wrong thing.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan
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npr.org

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the influence of special interest money in politics.

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