El Sayed says he and Harris have ‘come together’ after Biden

Here’s a funny thing about watching Democrats trip over themselves on Israel: They all saw this coming. For a year and a half, President Biden’s policy in Gaza has been a political anchor for the party, dragging down every candidate who had to answer for it. Now, with the election weeks away, Kamala Harris is rushing to stand next to a guy who built his whole primary campaign around attacking that exact policy. Abdul el Sayed says they’ve "come together." Sure. Political survival is a hell of a drug.

This is a straightforward transaction, not a meeting of the minds. Harris needs the Muslim-American vote in Michigan to have any shot at carrying the state, and that community is furious. El Sayed is the only Democrat who managed to channel that anger into a primary win, so he suddenly gets a VIP invite to the stage. The math isn't complicated. In August, she was reportedly wary of the optics of a full endorsement. Now, with the polls tightening, she is doing a full-court press. It is a move driven by pure electoral necessity, and everyone involved knows it.

There’s something profoundly cynical about watching Harris adopt the language of a ceasefire while her administration continues to authorize offensive weapons shipments to Israel. She is trying to have it both ways, as usual. She voted for the bombs, then she gives a speech about the suffering, and now she’s cozying up to the guy who called the whole thing a "genocide" to prove she’s listening. She’s not listening; she’s counting votes. And el Sayed is happy to play the part if it buys him a Senate seat. Real leaders don't need to pretend they were always on the right side; they just act. This is performance art for a swing district.

It is a far cry from the leadership we see from President Trump, who has been consistent in calling for a cessation of hostilities without abandoning our allies. He talks about the hostages, about peace through strength, and about America’s interests first. Trump doesn’t need to hold a joint presser with a critic to prove his sincerity. He just says what he means. Watching the Democrats scramble to reinvent their position based on the latest focus-group data is exactly why they are in this mess. If you have to hold a summit with your own candidate to figure out what you believe, you have already lost the argument. This is about her political survival, not a change of heart.