{"id":368839,"date":"2026-08-10T22:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/el-sayed-on-his-priorities-friction-with-dems-call-with-obama\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:00:13","slug":"el-sayed-on-his-priorities-friction-with-dems-call-with-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/el-sayed-on-his-priorities-friction-with-dems-call-with-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"El-Sayed on his priorities, friction with Dems &amp; call with Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Oha8foAcHzc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"El-Sayed on his priorities, friction with Dems &amp; call with Obama\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oha8foAcHzc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday described a \u201creally warm\u201d conversation with former President Barack Obama as the party seeks to find a path forward following last week\u2019s bruising primary. <\/p>\n<p>During the conversation \u2014 which took place just days after El-Sayed, a progressive, narrowly defeated moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, the Democratic establishment\u2019s preferred candidate \u2014 they discussed how to bring Democrats together to retain Michigan\u2019s critical Senate seat in November, according to representatives for El-Sayed and Obama. <\/p>\n<p>Also, CNN&#8217;s Audie Cornish discusses El-Sayed&#8217;s Obama call with her CNN This Morning &quot;group chat.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>0:00 How will El-Sayed attack the affordability issue if he&#8217;s elected?<br \/>\n4:44 Can Democrats in Michigan be unified after a divisive primary?<br \/>\n6:18 El-Sayed responds to criticism he&#8217;s received from other Democrats<br \/>\n8:12 Trump&#8217;s social media post comparing he and Melania Trump to El-Sayed and his wife, Sarah<br \/>\n9:52 El-Sayed shares details on his phone call with Barack Obama<br \/>\n10:59 CNN&#8217;s Audie Cornish has more on the Obama call <\/p>\n<p>Abdul El-Sayed talks to Kaitlan Collins after his Michigan primary win: https:\/\/youtu.be\/-2VM7fugNlE<\/p>\n<p>#El-Sayed #Election #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday described a \u201creally warm\u201d conversation with former President Barack Obama as the party seeks to find a path forward following last week\u2019s bruising primary. 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