Former President Barack Obama’s Saturday appearance with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed will be hailed as a moment of party unity, but it will also represent a changing of the guard. The rise of socialism within the Democratic Party, to which el Sayed is at least adjacent, is a repudiation of Obama’s legacy […]
Former President Barack Obama’s Saturday appearance with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed will be hailed as a moment of party unity, but it will also represent a changing of the guard.
The rise of socialism within the Democratic Party, to which el Sayed is at least adjacent, is a repudiation of Obama’s legacy even as he remains personally popular among progressives and Democrats.
Obama will rally Democrats in support not only of el Sayed but also gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson and others on the party’s ticket in the fast-approaching midterm elections.
