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Abdul El-Sayed’s Past Criticism of Obama Resurfaces Ahead of Campaign Rally
CNN reviewed comments in which El-Sayed said Obama’s policies were too centrist and had left the country no better off.
- Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed later this month, despite resurfaced reporting highlighting El-Sayed's past criticisms of Obama's presidency on war, civil liberties, and deportations.
- From 2012 through 2020, El-Sayed repeatedly faulted Obama for perpetuating war and overseeing record deportations, arguing his administration failed to fundamentally change economic and healthcare systems that left many Americans insecure.
- In a 2017 Vox interview, El-Sayed described Obama's politics as "fairly centrist," and by 2020, he warned Democrats risked repeating the "same mistakes" of the Obama years.
- The campaign highlighted that El-Sayed voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012, stating the former president's 2008 victory inspired him to believe someone with his background could run for office.
- This tight Michigan Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers could help determine control of the chamber, forcing the campaign to bridge past ideological disagreements with the current alliance.
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Abdul El-Sayed’s Obama criticism resurfaced ahead of campaign rally
Former President Barack Obama is set to hit the campaign trail for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed later this month, years after El-Sayed criticized Obama’s presidency at times as a failure, saying it left the country no “better off.”
·Atlanta, United States
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ICYMI: El-Sayed’s Obama criticism resurfaced ahead of campaign rally
‘The list of his failures goes on’: El-Sayed’s Obama criticism resurfaced ahead of campaign rallyCNNAndrew KaczynskiOctober 7, 2026 Former President Barack Obama is set to hit the campaign trail for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed later this month, years after El-Sayed criticized Obama’s presidency at times as a failure, saying it left the country […]
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