AOC transfers $1m to Michigan candidate El-Sayed in progressive push

Progressive stalwart, who is seen as potential 2028 candidate, says she wants to combat ‘smears’ against El-Sayed.United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has transferred $1m to support Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, in a major progressive push for the upstart politician.Ocasio-Cortez, who has become a progressive stalwart since her surprise 2018 congressional victory, confirmed the donation in a statement on Friday and a speech in Michigan. The transfer was first reported by the New York Times.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump’s Iran war now has a midterm election problemlist 2 of 3US court rejects Trump’s emergency order keeping Michigan coal plant openlist 3 of 3Kamala Harris campaigns with Abdul El-Sayed to unify Democratic votersend of listThe lawmaker pointed to political attacks against El-Sayed, a large portion of which have focused on his Muslim faith, his Egyptian heritage and support for Palestine.“I’m not waking up on November 4th wishing I did more to combat the smears aimed at Abdul,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement, in reference to the November 3 congressional midterm election. “I’m leaving everything I can on the field.”Sp...