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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she was gifting $1 million from her campaign to leftist Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed as the 'squad' looks to add a new member.
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squad → sign → member
The New York liberal brought her DSA-affiliated politics to Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Thursday to show her belief that El-Sayed can fight off Republican Mike Rogers.
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Sayed → bring → Rogers
'I will be transferring from our campaign in New York one million dollars to the state of Michigan to help support you all.
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I → transfer → you
So I’m not talking about it — I’m being about it,' she said.
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she → talk → it
El–Sayed has predicted that the total spending in this key Senate race could reach roughly $200 million.
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spending → predict → million
Ocasio-Cortez has over $17 million in cash on hand after raising $23.5 million this past year.
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Cortez → have → million
The Daily Mail has reached out to El-Sayed's campaign for comment.
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Mail → reach → comment
Earlier this month, leaked audio revealed that AOC believes an El-Sayed victory in a swing state like Michigan can drive the national conversation toward her and the rest of the 'squad' ahead of the 2028 presidential race.
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victory → leak → race
'If Abdul can win in Michigan, anybody can win anywhere,' Ocasio–Cortez said, framing a victory as a necessary catalyst for systemic change.
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Cortez → win → change
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she was gifting $1million from her campaign to leftist Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed as the 'squad' looks to add a new member
The New York liberal brought her DSA-affiliated politics to Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Thursday to show her belief that El-Sayed (pictured) can fight off Republican Mike Rogers
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Sayed → announce → Rogers
We are going to break the electoral map everywhere, everywhere, because that is what it is going to take to guarantee health care to every American.'
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it → go → American
The polling averages show Rogers, however, within the margin of error against El-Sayed.
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averages → show → Sayed
A number of Democratic Party stars, from Ocasio-Cortez to Kamala Harris to Bernie Sanders to even former President Barack Obama, have been forced out to Michigan to try and protect El-Sayed's lead.
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number → force → lead
Highlighting the potential ripple effect on the party's future presidential hopefuls, candidate Abdul El–Sayed told attendees, 'I've talked to a lot of them,' before challenging conventional wisdom: 'And what does it say about what America really wants, needs and deserves if our state bucks all of the pundits and all of the pontificators who think that this is not possible?'
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this → highlight → pontificators
In addition to opposing military intervention in Iran and broader foreign entanglements, El–Sayed's flagship campaign priorities include enacting Medicare for all, banning corporate PAC money in politics, lowering utility and housing costs and safeguarding public health programs.
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priorities → oppose → programs
El-Sayed has also taken hits from Vice President JD Vance for his campaigning with leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.
Vance spoke exclusively with the Daily Mail after a campaign rally in North Carolina in September, where he pointed out some of Piker's most controversial comments as an example of how radical the Democratic party has become.
He called out Piker's 'completely insane' comments, including claims that the United States of America is the 'top dog in terrorism' and worse than al Qaeda.
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States → take → Qaeda
Ocasio-Cortez and El-Sayed together at a Detroit rally in July
A number of Democratic Party stars, from Ocasio-Cortez to Kamala Harris to Bernie Sanders to even former President Barack Obama, have been forced out to Michigan to try and protect El-Sayed's lead
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number → force → lead
The 35-year-old controversial Twitch streamer has also cited communist China as an economic and political 'model' for the United States.
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streamer → cite → States
Piker has campaigned for or interviewed at least a dozen Democratic political figures running for Congress, most notably El-Sayed and Ocasio-Cortez.
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Piker → campaign → Congress
'This is not a party that's actually about the American people anymore,' Vance told the Daily Mail.
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Vance → tell → Mail
'It really is a party that's dominated by and controlled by the far-left radical left.
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that → dominate → left
El-Sayed has defended his relationship with Piker, noting that although he disagrees with some of Piker’s more radical statements about terrorism, he believes Piker’s audience is important to reach.
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audience → defend → terrorism
President Trump called El–Sayed a 'total communist' at a rally in Nebraska a few weeks ago.
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Trump → call → Nebraska
'El–Sayed was interviewed on a certain network.
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Sayed → interview → network
I won't tell you which one.
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I → tell → you
They hardly fight him at all.
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They → fight → him
Why are they putting these people on our television networks?
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they → put → networks
Why do they always have to put Jessica Tarlov, another loser?
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they → have → Tarlov
They should stop,' he remarked.
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he → stop → ?
The outcome in this pivotal battleground will be crucial for Democrats seeking to flip the four seats required to gain a majority in the US Senate.
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outcome → seek → Senate
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