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Abdul El-Sayed: “I’d rather think of myself as a capitalist who has actually read about capitalism. I’m not a socialist.”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2026
I’d rather think of myself as a capitalist who has actually read about capitalism. I’m not a socialist.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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El-Sayed discusses his political identity.

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