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On Tuesday, Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed spent the day campaigning across Detroit with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

This decision was a gut-punch to anyone who remembers the role the Biden-Harris administration played in the Gaza genocide, continued seamlessly by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

El-Sayed, who has made clear his embrace of capitalism and condemnation of Palestinian resistance to settler colonialism, has always had the hallmarks of an establishment candidate.

And when a reporter asked at a Detroit press conference whether campaigning with Harris, after his own support for the uncommitted movement, might backfire with Arab American voters, El-Sayed turned on the questioner:

"Is Vice President Harris the same as President Biden? Was Vice President Harris running for president at the time we were uncommitted? Answer the question... You're asking a question based on false premises, so I'm just getting you to clarify your premise... Thank you. Next question."

Harris herself has answered his question. Asked on the US talk show The View in October 2024 what she would have done differently from Biden, she said: "There is not a thing that comes to mind... I've been a part of most of the decisions that have had impact."

After President Joe Biden dropped out, the uncommitted movement took its demand for an arms embargo directly to Harris as the party's nominee. She never granted it.

El-Sayed's response drew swift backlash on social media, with critics deriding the uncommitted movement as a scam and condemning his arrogant dismissal of the contradiction the reporter had raised.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 44 minutes ago

This decision was a gut-punch to anyone who remembers the role the Biden-Harris administration played in the Gaza genocide, continued seamlessly by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

This some .ml shit here.

Y’all gonna milk another loss out of that gEnOsiDe JoE shit again huh.

[–] EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world 3 points 55 minutes ago (1 children)

She should retire, but I understand why they keep her around and that she wants to give the presidency another try. She doesn’t have a platform to run on, at least I haven’t heard one.

She’s going to compete in the primary, and following her loss she’s going to drop out and hand her delegates over to the next establishment democrat in exchange for whatever consolation prize that she wants (probably a Supreme Court appointment). She’ll be the only living person to serve in all three branches of the federal government.

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 1 points 32 minutes ago

You reckon she's there just to attract flack that might otherwise be pushed towards whichever lesser-tarnished zionist ghoul the Dems hope to buff.

[–] JandalsAweigh@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 hour ago

Oh I get it. Most perilous time in US history and Dems are true to themselves by putting forward a failed candidate that most people are Luke warm on. Have you ever met a more pathetic bunch of out of touch morons like this? Excluding the obvious of course.