VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-01
“My opponent here, Abdul, he is such a talented guy,”
Haley Stevens · said 2026-07-27 · reported 2026-08-01
Stevens went after El-Sayed in the race's last debate for being too popular.
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