Abdul El-Sayed: Is this Democratic left-winger the answer to Trump’s Maga?

Left-wing political outsider Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.

The former public health official said “In the words of Mohammad Ali, ‘We shook up the world’.”

He will face Republican and Trump ally Mike Rogers, in November’s midterm elections. If elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim to serve in the US senate.

But what do we know about him, and what does his victory mean for the Democrats?

In this video:
00:00-01:15 – Intro
01:15-02:37 – Who is Abdul El-Sayed?
02:37-04:07 – Key issues for Michigan voters
04:07-04:38 – Is Michigan a swing state?
04:38-05:20 – Who is Mike Rogers?
05:20-07:40 – The trend of progressive Democrats

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