Tonight's Feature · Personal Essays
A Michigan Family's Dilemma: Vote for El-Sayed or Leave It Blank
Abdul El-Sayed's narrow primary win left Black Democrats in Michigan with a hard choice in November. I asked my mother and three sisters, all raised in the Detroit area, how they're deciding between El-Sayed, Mike Rogers, and an empty bubble.
By Lazy Lefty · 10 min read Opinion
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