# Abdul El-Sayed, Senate Candidate (D-MI)

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Podcast: [The Takeout with Major Garrett](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-takeout-with-major-garrett-689827)
Published: 2026-06-30T04:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

Major has a wide-ranging interview with Abdul El-Sayed, the leading Democratic candidate in the Michigan Senate race. With the Democrat primary set for August 4th, the progressive candidate explains why he classifies the war in Gaza as a “genocide,” his deleted posts calling for defunding the police and his support to abolish ICE. 

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