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“it's an open question how much interest El-Sayed would show in such deal-making, or how much capacity he has for it. It requires EQ as much as IQ, and not disparaging adversaries in the way he has treated Stevens multiple times”

The Bulwark · Policy · August 2026

“it's an open question how much interest El-Sayed would show in such deal-making, or how much capacity he has for it. It requires EQ as much as IQ, and not disparaging adversaries in the way he has treated Stevens multiple times” — Jonathan Cohn on Abdul El-Sayed, The Bulwark

Context

From Jonathan Cohn's Bulwark newsletter before Michigan's August Democratic primary, comparing Abdul El-Sayed with Bernie Sanders, who negotiated a bipartisan veterans bill with John McCain.

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