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Abdul El-Sayed: Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off Trump election denial

Abdul El-Sayed speaks into a microphone, pointing upward during a campaign town hall
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed during a campaign town hall at Cadillac high school on Saturday in Cadillac, Michigan. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Democrats must “win by massive numbers” during November’s federal midterm elections because Donald Trump and his Republican allies are bound to try to sow doubt about the integrity of the results, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan said on Sunday.

El-Sayed’s comments on NBC’s Meet the Press came with the Democrats favored to win control of the House of Representatives during the 3 November midterms – and polls show that the party could also win Senate seats in states that traditionally elect Republicans and gain a majority there, too.

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