Democratic candidates like Abdul El-Sayed are embracing universal healthcare – could it win them US elections?
Democrats in the midterms are finally backing Medicare for All as a campaign issue amid a rising tide of voter support Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic US Senate candidate, starts this day on the campaign trail in Escanaba, Michigan, where nearby Wisconsin dairy country spills into dense forests and the sandy shores of Green Bay. This is the upper peninsula – the “UP” – a rural slash of land north of Michigan’s mitt. Electorally, it’s crimson. Donald Trump won some districts near Escanaba by more…

