Abdul El-Sayed’s Plan to Win in Michigan
US Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed explains to Jacobin why establishment attempts to “cancel” left-wing voices keep backfiring, how corporate money distorts democracy, and what it takes to organize a state as fractured — and as pivotal — as Michigan.
Abdul El‑Sayed tells Jacobin he is running for the US Senate on a simple premise: the real divide isn’t left vs. right, it’s the locked‑out vs. those holding the keys. (Sarah Rice / Getty Images)
Less than a decade ago, electing even a single left-wing progressive to a city council or state legislature was treated as a political earthquake. Today, they hold major offices across the country — and candidates running on unapologetically left politics are mounting serious campaigns at every level of government.
Abdul El‑Sayed is one of them. The Michigan physician and organizer is running a competitive race for the US Senate on a platform aimed squarely at corporate power, economic inequality, and the political establishment that protects both.
This conversation between Daniel Denvir and Abdul El-Sayed was recorded for the Jacobin Radio podcast The Dig.
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