The ‘America First’ Left is here — and Republicans are missing the trap

Abdul el Sayed’s Senate campaign in Michigan, unlike his primary campaign, incorporates a little-noticed, but crucial, messaging shift. He presents as a mainstream Democrat, a capitalist, and an FDR-style economic populist with an “America First-style” framing. His “Medicare for All” does not seek to tax billionaires. Instead, he proposes cutting $3.8 billion in yearly foreign […]

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