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Old-School Democrat? Socialist Candidate Says He’s ‘Not Your Guy’

Michigan, the next battlefield in the Democrat civil war, saw a senate primary debate on Tuesday night. And one candidate is telling “establishment” Democrats that he’s “not your guy.” 

Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, attempted to advance his campaign against Rep. Haley Stevens, backed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, by touting his progressive stances that distance him from Democrats and Republicans alike.

When a moderator asked the candidates whether they would continue on the far-left trajectory of the Democratic Party that has worried voters and veteran Democrat operatives alike, El-Sayed said that “there is no left or right,” before acknowledging that he wants the direction of the party to continue shifting.

“Well, I’ll tell you this. It won’t shift if we continue to elect leaders who take money away from the same corporations who have broken with the interests of the American public,” El-Sayed said. “Chuck Schumer desperately wants one of us to be the next senator, and it’s not me. So, if you want your politics dictated you by AIPAC or Chuck Schumer, then I’m not your guy.”

Both senate seats in Michigan have been blue since 1994, and now that two-term Sen. Gary Peters is retiring, Democrats are fighting to keep this battleground seat.

In elections over the last few weeks, DSA-endorsed candidates have been sweeping establishment Democrats in New York and Washington, D.C. After state Sen. Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the race on Sunday, Democrats will have to make a choice between far-left progressive El-Sayed and moderate........

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