El Sayed swamped with criticism after leaked ‘ogre on a pike’ comment
“Ideally, you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message, and all of a sudden starts to sound a lot different,” he added, describing how he believed a Senate victory could help advance the progressive movement.Advertisement El Sayed did not mention his primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), by name in the portion of the recording reviewed by Politico.Several Democrats condemned the remarks on Monday.“Violent, vulgar threats have no place in a democratic electoral contest,” Rep. “With political violence on the rise, we need to be doing everything we can to lower the temperature — not raise it.
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- ▪Haley Stevens (D-MI), by name in the portion of the recording reviewed by Politico.Several Democrats condemned the remarks on Monday.“Violent, vulgar threats have no place in a democratic electoral contest,” Rep.
- ▪“With political violence on the rise, we need to be doing everything we can to lower the temperature — not raise it.
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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed is facing backlash from members of his own party after saying that moving the Democratic Party in a more progressive direction would require putting “one ogre on a pike.”During the donor call, el Sayed discussed how winning the Michigan Senate race would give him a national platform to push the Democratic Party further left, including backing a primary challenge against Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) in 2028. Recommended Stories El Sayed swamped with criticism after leaked ‘ogre on a pike’ comment Abdul el Sayed’s 2028 ambitions cloud Michigan Senate race against Haley Stevens Tim Walz’s wife endorses Angie Craig for Senate as outgoing governor stays mum “If I win … well, y’all came at me, so now I get to come at you, and, you know,…
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