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Obama to appear at Abdul El-Sayed rally in critical Michigan Senate race

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Former president to visit 10 days before election day as victory for progressive challenger could tip Senate balance Barack Obama will head to Detroit this month to rally with Abdul El-Sayed, a show of establishment support for a progressive insurgent in Michigan, one of the most consequential Senate races in the country. The former president will appear with El-Sayed and the gubernatorial nominee, Jocelyn Benson, on 24 October, the state’s Democratic party announced on Monday.

The rally falls on the first day of the state’s in-person early voting period and 10 days before election day.

Read the original report at The Guardian.

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