Opinion: Abdul El-Sayed helps launch the unforgivable rehabilitation of Kamala Harris

On Tuesday, Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed spent the day campaigning across Detroit with former Vice President Kamala Harris. This decision was a gut-punch to anyone who remembers the role the Biden-Harris administration played in the Gaza genocide, continued seamlessly by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Harris's trip was reportedly the opening stop of a midterm campaign tour as she weighs a third run at the presidency. Under the Democrats' new nominating calendar, Michigan is slated to vote among the first six states in the 2028 presidential primary. Harris, who lost both Michigan and the presidency in 2024, follows Detroit with campaign stops in Georgia and Nevada in the coming weeks. She told the Detroit crowd that "28 won't matter if we don't get through 26". Read more: Abdul El-Sayed helps launch the unforgivable rehabilitation of Kamala Harris Opinion by Nazia Kazi Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and former US Vice President Kamala Harris share a laugh at a campaign event in Detroit, on 22 September 2026 (David Guralnick/Pool/Getty Images via AFP)