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Abdul El-Sayed: “There’s no world in which I get to run for office without somebody like President Obama.”

On the recordOctober 16, 2026
There’s no world in which I get to run for office without somebody like President Obama.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing Obama's influence on his political career.

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