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In a perfect world, the elder statesmen of the Democratic Party would help discourage voters from embracing the reckless extremism of the hard left. But the former community organizer who is the party’s most influential politician seems to have decided for now to signal support—but not too much support. Craig Mauger reported for the Detroit News over the weekend: Former President Barack Obama and Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed had a conversation on the phone in recent days about Michigan’s U.S. Senate race. El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health official from Ann Arbor, became the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open Senate seat in Tuesday’s primary. He won a close and heated election against U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham. Obama and El-Sayed had an encouraging discussion Friday and look forward to working together to unite Democrats to win the state in November, El-Sayed’s campaign said. The call was a signal of early
support after the primary from the former president. Mr. El-Sayed appeared on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, and host Kristen Welker asked about the call. Here’s an excerpt from NBC’s transcript in which the candidate discusses his conversation with Mr. Obama:
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