Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’

Key Points:

• Former President Barack Obama endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson at a rally in Detroit on the first day of Michigan's early voting, emphasizing El-Sayed's commitment to campaign finance reform and healthcare expansion.
• Obama criticized the Trump administration for corruption and self-enrichment, mocking officials and policies, while contrasting El-Sayed's progressive platform with the current administration's approach.
• El-Sayed, a former health official and Medicare for All advocate, won a contentious Democratic primary and is now facing Republican Mike Rogers in a highly competitive Senate race rated as a toss-up by political analysts.
• The rally also featured Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin, who highlighted the importance of electing candidates to check President Trump’s power, amid polls showing a tight race between El-Sayed and Rogers.
• Trump has aggressively attacked El-Sayed with unfounded allegations, while planning a campaign rally in Michigan; if elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim and Egyptian American U.S. senator, and Benson could become Michigan’s first Black governor if victorious.