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Top Dem hopeful flips script after years in socialist orbit with puzzling claim

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has a long history of attending events hosted by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) despite his insistence that he is not a socialist.Between 2017 and 2020, El-Sayed attended and spoke at six events held by the DSA, including a 2019 fundraiser which he headlined. Despite the longstanding relationship, El-Sayed has distanced himself from the DSA when interviewed by the press and outright rejected being labeled as a "socialist.""I'm not technically or practically DSA," El-Sayed told the Wall Street Journal earlier this month. In an interview with...