Welcome to current affairs. We are here at the 2025 Netroots nation conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, just a few blocks from Curit Affairs World Headquarters. My name is Nathan Robinson. I'm here with my colleague,

Curit Affairs Associate Editor Alex Copic. Hello Alex.

And returning to the program is the author of Medicare for All the Citizens Guide,

former head of the Detroit Health Department, former current affairs writer, contributor,

and video creator, actually.

Clearly the most important.

The most important.

And current candidates for the US Senate seat in Michigan.

He is Dr. Abdul Al-Assad.

Welcome back.

Oh, thank you so much, Bradley. It's great to be here. Usually, when you've got two journalists interviewing a politician, the politician's the one in the suit, so I just have to give you guys better. And also, maybe this is just a remark on my general pressing down, but I appreciate the, always, always with this piffy ties and jacket

where's your tie I don't know what's the what's the lapel it is this is these are the

the flags of obviously oh state of Michigan oh great state of Michigan we

will talk about the great state of Michigan but first I want to ask you there was

polling that recently came out on the popularity of the Democratic Party.

And the good news is that the agenda of Donald Trump is wildly unpopular.

People don't want to see their neighbors deported.

People don't want to see the economy destroyed.

People don't generally like cruelty or genocide.

This is a positive about U.S. public

opinion. However, the only thing less popular than Donald Trump's agenda is the mainstream

Democratic Party. You have consistently, since your first gubernatorial campaign, back how many

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