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Questioner at El-Sayed event said to be GOP operative

Original: "So it appears that the “Tommy” who questioned # El -Sayed was no ordinary citizen of small-town Caro, # Michigan , but

Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Senate candidate, was confronted at a campaign event by a man identified only as Tommy, presented as an ordinary resident of Caro, Michigan. Commenters now claim the man was in fact a veteran right-wing operative with past ties to Josh Hawley, Bobby Jindal and a leading Christian nationalist figure. The claim is fueling discussion about staged questions at campaign stops and opposition research tactics ahead of the race.

Why now: Claims that a planted operative posed as an ordinary voter at a Senate candidate's event are spreading during a contested campaign season.

Abdul El-SayedCaro, MichiganJosh HawleyBobby Jindal

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• "So it appears that the “Tommy” who questioned # El -Sayed was no ordinary citizen of small-town Caro, # Michigan , but a long-serving right-wing operative tied to Josh Hawley, Bobby Jindal, and one of the most influential # Christian Nationalists in the country. It appears he… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 1

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