David Axelrod says Francesca Hong losing Wisconsin bid would be good for ‘serious person’ Abdul el Sayed

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Former Obama adviser David Axelrod believes Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong losing her primary would be good for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed, denying Republicans an opportunity to tie the two progressive candidates together. 

“It would be good for @AbdulElSayed if Francesca Hong loses her bid to become the Democratic nominee in Wisconsin next week,” Axelrod wrote in a post on X. “He is a serious person. She is a font of zany liberal, faculty lounge exotica.”

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