Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says he got advice from Barack Obama and had a ‘really warm and inspiring’ conversation

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, said Sunday he has spoken with Barack Obamaand hopes the former president campaigns with him as the party tries to unite after a bitter primary that exposed deep rifts between its progressive and moderate wings.

El-Sayed said his Friday conversation with Obama was “really warm and inspiring.” The candidate did not provide details.

“I was grateful for his advice. It was very warm, very inviting, and I know that he knows the critical role that Michigan is going to play,” El-Sayed told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Asked if he would like to see Obama come to Michigan........

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