{"id":49285,"date":"2026-07-20T12:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=49285"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:26:21","slug":"rallying-in-michigan-sanders-says-primary-race-is-between-abdul-el-sayed-and-the-billionaire-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/rallying-in-michigan-sanders-says-primary-race-is-between-abdul-el-sayed-and-the-billionaire-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Rallying in Michigan, Sanders Says Primary Race Is Between Abdul El-Sayed \u2018and the Billionaire Class\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Michigan Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) greet the crowd after El-Sayed spoke at The People v. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen the stakes are so high,\u201d said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, \u201cis the answer to our problems to turn to the same playbook over and over again?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Julia Conley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 19, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of early voting in Michigan\u2019s Democratic US Senate<\/a> primary, candidate and Medicare for All<\/a> advocate Abdul El-Sayed was joined in Detroit Saturday evening by progressive leaders, including Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/a> and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> and Rashida Tlaib<\/a>, for a rally titled: \u201cThe People vs. The Powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The senator declared to 1,600 attendees<\/a> that the choice in the primary is not simply between El-Sayed and his opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018The Fighter Michigan Needs\u2019: Warren Endorses El-Sayed as AIPAC Spends $30 Million Against Him<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Contrast Could Not Be Clearer\u2019 as Medicare for All Advocate El-Sayed Faces AIPAC-Backed Stevens in Michigan<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn all due respect to Congresswoman Stevens, everyone knows that this is not an election between her and Abdul El-Sayed,\u201d said the\u00a0Vermont<\/a>\u00a0Independent senator. \u201cThis is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sanders: In all due respect to Congresswoman Stevens, everyone knows that this is not an election between her and Abdul El-Sayed. This is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class. That is what this election is about.

A billionaire class which has already\u2014and there are\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/BPZ9NSar4d<\/a><\/p>— Acyn (@Acyn) July 18, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>