Politics The Democrat Everyone Suddenly Can’t Stop Talking About Depending who you ask, he’s either the party’s future—or its 2026 demise. I went to see why. By Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Aymann Ismail ? April 29, 2026 5:40 AM Aymann Ismail Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Not long ago, Abdul El-Sayed was polling third place in the three-way race for the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s wide-open Senate seat, set to be decided by voters on Aug. 4. The race is critical to both Democrats’ and Republicans’ hopes of taking the chamber. If the 41-year-old doctor and former health official had a profile, it was decidedly local, not national. Then recently, that all changed.…