Abdul El-Sayed utilized a political loophole previously used by John Edwards, referencing Barack Obama's past attempts to close it.
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Updated Aug 17
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What happened
Abdul El-Sayed utilized a political loophole previously used by John Edwards, referencing Barack Obama's past attempts to close it.
Who's involved
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Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Senate primary and is now facing political challenges, including criticism from Donald Trump and discussions about potential support from Barack Obama.Also in this story
- Political commentators are comparing Abdul El-Sayed to Barack Obama, noting Obama's origin in Illinois.
- Sanders compares El-Sayed's bigotry to Obama's, while Metzl condemns El-Sayed for hate speech.
- Donald Trump escalated his attacks against Abdul El-Sayed following El-Sayed's primary victory.
- Barack Obama called Abdul El-Sayed to make overtures, and Gavin Newsom visited him in Michigan.
The entities involved
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Abdul El-Sayed
American public health professor
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Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
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John Edwards
visual artist born 1938
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