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Abdul El-Sayed

Democratic Senate candidate

Rebuilt Detroit’s Health Department, restructured Wayne County’s health agency, and authored Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide.

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Real Alpha has cut 8 moments of Abdul El-Sayed (Democratic Senate candidate) talking, from an interview on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart published Oct 21, 2026.

What Abdul El-Sayed said

  1. The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart ·

    Abdul El-Sayed’s Progressive Policy Prescription | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

    8 moments · 32 min

    1. 28:14

      Why El-Sayed says attack ads reshaped his primary

      “They spend that money because it's effective. And if you look at the ads that they ran, it was an ad arguing that President Obama had endorsed against me”
      at 29:49
    2. 32:13

      Why El-Sayed ties foreign aid to Michigan's local needs

      “We just authorized $2.8 billion of 2,000-pound bombs for a foreign government. And a 2,000-pound bomb never gave a kid an education.”
      at 36:55
    3. 21:37

      How El-Sayed says his family shaped his public-service purpose Pro pick

      “I have opportunity that my cousins don't have and not everybody has that.”
      at 24:29
    4. 5:51

      What El-Sayed hears voters say about care and AI

      “The first one is anything having to do with care, healthcare, childcare, senior care. You hear it all the time.”
      at 8:34
    5. 15:05

      Why El-Sayed shifted from medicine to public health

      “We guaranteed glasses for kids. We took on corporate polluters. We made prescription drugs less expensive.”
      at 16:49
    6. 25:49

      Why El-Sayed sees poverty as a product of economic choices

      “I say, well, it's not a crisis. It's the inevitable result of a system that is rigged towards these outcomes.”
      at 27:11
    7. 58:32

      Why El-Sayed says reporters hear different concerns than voters

      “the questions that I get asked by media almost have nothing to do with the questions that I get asked in the room.”
      at 58:45
    8. 1:03:50

      El-Sayed says his campaign may face record spending

      “by the time this is done, there's never going to have been a candidate in Michigan history who's had more money spent against them.”
      at 1:06:52

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