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What is the opening overview and why is Abdul El‑Sayed’s Michigan primary win sparking a Islamophobia surge?
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So I don't have to rely on spray tan, which I don't have on right now. I don't know why I'm going down this road. I should stop obsessing about tanning now that I'm in my 30s. It's really getting a little ridiculous. It's not good for me, but I do love the beach and it's going to make me feel better and a little bit more refreshed. Hello to Brian. Hello to Matt. Hello to the audience. We've got a great show for you today. So as soon as El-Sayed won the primary in Michigan, the Republican Party immediately is running to Islamophobia. I mean, what else do they have? It was predictable. But they're running on a basically an Islamophobic pitch right at the outset. We have this statement from Mike Rogers as soon as basically Abdul Al-Sayed won the nomination here.
He says, the choice in November is simple. Common sense or complete insanity. For more than 25 years, one party has controlled Michigan's two Senate seats and they've run our state into the ground.
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