Ex-DSA Member Jake Altman Warns Michigan Voters on Abdul El-Sayed as 2025 Leninist Ban Ended
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Ex-DSA Member Jake Altman Warns Michigan Voters on Abdul El-Sayed as 2025 Leninist Ban Ended
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Summary
Jake Altman, a former Michigan DSA member, said Abdul El-Sayed is not an “honest broker” and urged Democrats, Republicans and independents to reject what he called sectarian extremism.
Altman tied that warning to the DSA’s leftward shift, saying Marxist and Leninist factions gained influence around 2014-15 and citing the group’s August 2025 vote to lift its ban on Leninists.
At Michigan’s April Democratic endorsement convention, Altman said El-Sayed confronted him over his criticism even as Altman accused the Senate candidate of privately attacking a primary rival while publicly denying mudslinging.
The dispute lands as El-Sayed tries to win over moderate Democrats in a key 2026 Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers, while also facing scrutiny over campaign appearances with streamer Hasan Piker.