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Michigan state senator was in talks to endorse El-Sayed before Piker flap

Democratic congressional nominee Jeremy Moss, who is Jewish, instead released a statement criticizing the Senate hopeful.

Michigan state senator was in talks to endorse El-Sayed before Piker flap

Michigan state Senator Jeremy Moss was in talks to endorse his party's Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed before a recent controversy derailed those plans. The setback came after left-wing streamer Hasan Piker made controversial remarks about El-Sayed's association with Piker, likening it to a "scourge" of antisemitism. El-Sayed's Republican opponent seized on the situation, criticizing El-Sayed for failing to disavow his running mate.

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