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Harris joins El-Sayed as Dems focus on Michigan Senate race

Season 2026 Episode 194 | 6m 33s

With 42 days until Election Day, the race to control Congress is now in high gear. In Michigan, one of Democrats’ biggest names made their first major campaign stop of the cycle. Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a roundtable in Detroit focused on Black maternal health. Lisa Desjardins discussed the Michigan race with strategist Joel Payne.

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