Abdul El-Sayed didn’t want to talk about his opponents. Running for Senate in the swing state of Michigan, he’s been pitching his progressive agenda against the familiar antagonist Democrats have in Donald Trump — not against the other two viable candidates competing to become his party’s nominee.

“It’s not about them,” El-Sayed told The Intercept. “It’s just about the opportunity that Michiganders need and deserve — to elect a Democrat who is pretty clear on what our ideals ought to be.”

Echoing the same promises he made when he ran unsuccessfully for governor seven years ago — providing universal health care , getting money out of politics, and supporting the working class — El-Sayed entered the race as the progressive darling and quickly snatched up the endorsement of his long

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