Abdul El-Sayed’s Sports Fluency Is a Political Asset

Sources

Coverage

Limited spectrum

Sentiment

0.00

◀ Left 100%Centre 0%Right 0% ▶

How we rate bias →

This story is currently only covered by one source from a single part of the political spectrum. NewsDeck will update this page automatically if other outlets pick up the story.

shopping_bagAmazon Kindle

A dedicated e-reader for the books above — easier on the eyes than a phone screen.

Browse Kindles on Amazonarrow_forward

NewsDeck Poll

Do you think this story is being covered fairly across the political spectrum?

Loading…

Left

(1)

Jacobin

Abdul El-Sayed’s Sports Fluency Is a Political Asset

One of Abdul El-Sayed’s greatest skills is his ability to deploy the language of sports to make his case. His fluency in sports allows him to find common ground with interlocutors and audiences, complicating the stereotype that progressives are anti-sports. What makes him convincing and harder for his opponents to dismiss is that he played competitive team sports: El-Sayed was a hockey goalie in middle school. At Blo…