Black-Arab Community Tensions Complicate El-Sayed's Michigan Senate Bid

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed needs Black voters in Michigan, but tensions with Arab Americans could complicate his Senate campaign.

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Black-Arab Community Tensions Complicate El-Sayed's Michigan Senate Bid

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s effort to win Black voters in Michigan’s critical Senate race faces a potential obstacle: tensions between the state’s Black and Arab American communities.

The conflict could complicate his campaign’s appeal to Black voters, whose support he needs, according to The New York Times.

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