阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德曾指责巴拉克·奥巴马总统未能兑现其在2008年总统竞选期间提出的进步主义承诺，并称奥巴马连任对进步派而言只是一种妥协之举。
Abdul El-Sayed once accused President Barack Obama of failing to deliver on the progressive campaign promises that he outlined in the 2008 presidential campaign, calling his election to a second term a kind of compromise for progressives.
“我明白自己几乎没有希望了，因为变化实在太少，”埃尔-赛义德在2012年为《赫芬顿邮报》撰写的评论文章中写道。
"I realize that I have little hope because there has been less change," El-Sayed wrote in a 2012 op-ed for HuffPost.
“不过我现在必须说出在整个竞选期间一直憋在心里的话，也是我们所有人都必须承认的事实：奥巴马并非最佳选择——但也算不上糟糕的选择。”这些言论最初发表于2012年总统大选过后不久，如今重新引发关注。随着埃尔-赛义德准备于本月晚些时候与奥巴马一同开展竞选活动，这些言论无疑让他的政治处境变得复杂。它们也引发了人们的疑问：2012年时，埃尔-赛义德对民主党的理想究竟是什么？这些言论也反映出他过去对民主党诸多重要人物的认可态度。
"But I have to say now what I’ve been holding in throughout his campaign and what I think all of us have to admit: Obama was not the right choice — he just wasn’t the wrong one." The resurfaced comments, published just days after the 2012 presidential election, complicate the political picture for El-Sayed as he prepares to campaign with Obama later this month. The comments also raise questions about what El-Sayed’s ideals for the Democratic Party would have looked like in 2012, highlighting his past satisfaction with one of the Democratic Party's most prominent figures.
随着埃尔-赛义德在密歇根州参议院选举中获胜并引发党内热议，民主党向左转的趋势愈发明显。在2012年的那篇评论文章中，埃尔-赛义德特别批评了奥巴马的外交政策、对巴基斯坦和也门的军事打击行动、疲软的经济表现，以及在他看来美国社会对穆斯林群体的接纳程度依然毫无改善。
DEMS' LEFTWARD LURCH GETS LEGS AS EL-SAYED'S MICHIGAN SENATE VICTORY SPARKS PARTY DEBATE In particular, El-Sayed’s 2012 op-ed criticized Obama’s international record and strikes on Pakistan and Yemen, an underperforming economy and, in his view, little to no change in being accepted as a Muslim American.
“如今我并未感到更有尊严，也并未被社会真正接纳。全国各地的警察不断剥夺我自由行走在街头的权利，让我时刻担心遭到无端干涉。社会不平等现象日益加剧，贫富差距也达到了前所未有的程度，”埃尔-赛义德写道。
"I feel no more dignified, no more accepted as cops throughout the country have usurped my right to walk the streets freely without fearing unjustified interference. Inequality has accelerated and the divide between the haves and have-nots in our country has never been starker," El-Sayed wrote.
“在国内，经济持续停滞不前；许多和我一样曾在四年前寄望于‘希望与变革’的同龄人如今都找不到体面的工作。”值得一提的是，他确实承认自己曾在2008年和2012年两次投票支持奥巴马。
"At home our economy continues to stagnate; its victims are so many of my peers who had also invested in ‘hope and change’ four years ago, who cannot find meaningful work." Notably, he did confirm that he had voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012.
密歇根州参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德表示，领导人必须解决黑人社区所承受的“未偿还债务”问题。他还指出，尽管奥巴马的执政表现令他感到失望，但依然比共和党总统候选人米特·罗姆尼的施政前景要好。
MICHIGAN SENATE CANDIDATE ABDUL EL-SAYED SAYS LEADERS MUST ADDRESS ‘UNPAID DEBTS’ TO BLACK COMMUNITIES He also asserted that Obama’s record, as disappointing as it had seemed to him, was still better than the outlook of the failed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
即便如此，埃尔-赛义德仍认为奥巴马并未达到他这位进步派人士所期望的国家理想状态。
Even so, El-Sayed said Obama fell short of the ideal he, as a progressive, would have chosen for the country.
“我们确实欣赏奥巴马的理念……需要明确的是，对于那些关心和平、繁荣、公民自由以及国家未来的进步派人士而言，昨晚奥巴马的连任算不上一场胜利。这不过是我们在两害相权之下做出的选择罢了，”埃尔-赛义德写道。
"We really like the idea of Obama … let’s be clear, for progressives who care about peace, prosperity, civil liberties and the future of our country, Obama’ reelection last night was no victory. It was the rock we chose over the hard place," El-Sayed wrote.
近几个月来，在埃尔-赛义德于密歇根州开展参议院竞选活动期间，奥巴马并未公开支持这位进步派人士，也没有介入他与密歇根州民主党众议员黑利·史蒂文斯之间的初选角逐。
In recent months, as El-Sayed waged his Senate campaign in Michigan, Obama did not endorse the progressive, staying out of a primary between him and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich.
与奥巴马及其他民主党人一样，埃尔-赛义德也主张通过扩大政府职能来解决国家的诸多重大问题。除了呼吁降低住房成本外，他还倡导实行全民医保制度，反对给予企业税收减免优惠，并支持高等教育免费政策。
Like Obama and other Democrats, El-Sayed has championed the growth of government as a way to address the country’s top issues. In addition to calling for lowering housing costs, he’s advocated for Medicare for all, opposes corporate tax carve-outs, and supports tuition-free access to higher education.
尽管预定将于10月24日与埃尔-赛义德一同出席密歇根州民主党人的集会，但奥巴马至今仍未正式表态支持他。周一，这位前总统在社交媒体上专门提到了此次活动。
Obama has still not issued an official endorsement even though he is slated to take the stage alongside El-Sayed on Oct. 24 for a rally with other Michigan Democrats.
范·琼斯批评埃尔-赛义德“荒谬至极”：竟认为自己在以色列政策问题上“比巴拉克·奥巴马更聪明。
The former president highlighted the event in a post to social media on Monday.
“我很期待10月24日能前往底特律，为乔斯林·本森、阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德以及密歇根州各选区的民主党候选人助选，”奥巴马在帖文中写道。他提到的乔斯林·本森正是该州的民主党州长候选人。
VAN JONES CALLS OUT EL-SAYED FOR ‘INSANE’ BELIEF THAT HE’S ‘SMARTER THAN BARACK OBAMA’ ON ISRAEL POLICY "Looking forward to being in Detroit on 10/24 to campaign for Jocelyn Benson, Abdul El-Sayed and Democrats up and down the ballot in Michigan," Obama wrote, referring to the Democratic candidate for governor in the Wolverine State.
对于2012年那篇评论文章以及埃尔-赛义德当前对奥巴马执政成就的看法，其竞选团队暂未作出回应。
Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign did not immediately respond to an inquiry on the 2012 op-ed and his current-day views on Obama’s legacy.