Abdul El-Sayed confronted by tensions between Arab, Black and Jewish voters he needs to win

DETROIT — Four-term Michigan state Rep. Tyrone Carter says friction between Arab and Black communities in metro Detroit is “always simmering,” and now Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s U.S. Senate run could get burned.

Mr. Carter, a Black man who formerly served as an executive lieutenant in the Wayne County sheriff’s office, said the tension between the two communities can, at times, feel combustible, and “the wick is getting shorter and shorter.”

So when some Democratic voters are urged to back Mr. El-Sayed, the response is blunt: Absolutely not…

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