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“But when the votes are counted on Tuesday, El-Sayed will almost surely underperform what a moderate Democrat would have yielded.”

Matt Lewis & the News(letter) · US Politics · October 2026

“But when the votes are counted on Tuesday, El-Sayed will almost surely underperform what a moderate Democrat would have yielded.” — Matt Lewis on Abdul El-Sayed, Matt Lewis & the News(letter)

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Arguing that moderate Democrats are the story of the 2026 midterms.

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