The big healthcare fight Democrats keep dodging

Abdul El-Sayed, US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, speaks during a campaign event in Detroit, on July 18, 2026. | Nic Antaya/Bloomberg via Getty Images Abdul El-Sayed is among America’s most prominent proponents of Medicare-for-all.  The frontrunner in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary literally wrote the book on that policy (or at least, a book on it). In El-Sayed’s view, Medicare should cover “all necessary healthcare” for every American — without co-pays, premiums, or…