Michigan's Radical Senate Hopeful Faces Scorn from Community Leaders
Local black leader publicly rejects Abdul El‑Sayed, calling him a 'snake oil' salesman and noting flat‑out disdain, while the New York Post labels him radical.
The New York Post has described Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed as radical, and an undercover video shows a Michigan black leader rejecting him.
The same leader, identified as Al Sharpton's "little brother in the movement", called El‑Sayed a "snake oil" salesman and said there is "flat-out disdain" for him in the community.
For voters worried about extremist rhetoric and community backlash, these statements signal deep mistrust of the candidate.
Original reporting
New York Post
Michigan black leader rejects El-Sayed as ‘snake oil’ salesman in undercover video: ‘Just flat-out disdain’
A black leader in Michigan, who's been dubbed Al Sharpton's "little brother in the movement," is rejecting radical Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, blasting him as an untrustworthy "snake oil" salesman and saying there's "flat-out disdain" for him in the community.
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- Abdul El-Sayed is a Democratic Senate candidate described by the New York Post as radical.
- A black leader in Michigan described as Al Sharpton's "little brother in the movement" said of Abdul El-Sayed: "snake oil" salesman.
- The same Michigan black leader said there is "flat-out disdain" for Abdul El-Sayed in the community.
- A Michigan black leader rejected Abdul El-Sayed in an undercover video, according to the New York Post.
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