HE’S A DOCTOR AND A PROGRESSIVE. WILL HE WIN A KEY US SENATE RACE IN MICHIGAN?

Abdul El-Sayed may be buoyed by a younger, anti-establishment coalition as he runs against an establishment candidate Abdul El-Sayed spends a fair amount of his day not taking himself so seriously. He jokes about his haircut, films selfie videos with supporters and has taken – more than once – to cringey dancing and lip-syncing on camera.

US news | The Guardian reports that abdul El-Sayed may be buoyed by a younger, anti-establishment coalition as he runs against an establishment candidate Abdul El-Sayed spends a fair amount of his day not taking himself so seriously.

The report adds: He jokes about his haircut, films selfie videos with supporters and has taken – more than once – to cringey dancing and lip-syncing on camera.

But ask him after a long day on the campaign trail to explain the difference between a virus and a bacterium, and the epidemiologist takes over from the entertainer.

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