Abdul El-Sayed's Victory and the Democrats' Anti-American Turn

On Monday, Abdul El-Sayed's last day of campaigning to be the Democratic nominee for the Michigan Senate seat being vacated by Gary Peters, one event stood out. It was a pool party that took place in Detroit where El-Sayed chatted amiably with the progressive influencer Hasan Piker as other "content creators" took selfies and lounged on floaties.

El-Sayed ribbed Piker for his recent trend of wearing suits in contrast to the candidate's usual tight-fitting black T-shirt. Piker expressed wonder at all the social media clips he had seen of "white dude bros that are so stoked to vote for you." And then the two discussed the media's "full-on freakout" over Piker's role campaigning for El-Sayed during the final stretch of his primary battle with Rep. Haley Stevens.