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Abdul El-Sayed: “Yoopers are commonsense, thoughtful people, and they don't like paying more in gas than they need to, don't like paying…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2026
Yoopers are commonsense, thoughtful people, and they don't like paying more in gas than they need to, don't like paying more in groceries. And they don't like being taken advantage of by a billionaire from New York.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan
Source
npr.org

Editor's note · Context

Speaking about the people of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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