# Abdul El-Sayed

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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.

- Role: Democratic Senate candidate
- About: Rebuilt Detroit’s Health Department, restructured Wayne County’s health agency, and authored Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide.
- On X: https://x.com/AbdulElSayed

## What Abdul El-Sayed said

- [Why El-Sayed says attack ads reshaped his primary](https://realalpha.app/s/why-el-sayed-says-attack-ads-reshaped-his-primary/)
  The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Oct 21, 2026 · 4 min
  > “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” — Abdul El-Sayed · [29:49](https://realalpha.app/v/fmodf-lNGEE/?t=1789)
- [Why El-Sayed ties foreign aid to Michigan's local needs](https://realalpha.app/s/why-el-sayed-ties-foreign-aid-to-michigans-local-needs/)
  The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Oct 21, 2026 · 6 min
  > “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.” — Abdul El-Sayed · [36:55](https://realalpha.app/v/fmodf-lNGEE/?t=2215)
- [How El-Sayed says his family shaped his public-service purpose](https://realalpha.app/s/how-el-sayed-says-his-family-shaped-his-public-service/)
  The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Oct 21, 2026 · 4 min
  > “I have opportunity that my cousins don't have and not everybody has that.” — Abdul El-Sayed · [24:29](https://realalpha.app/v/fmodf-lNGEE/?t=1469)
- [What El-Sayed hears voters say about care and AI](https://realalpha.app/s/what-el-sayed-hears-voters-say-about-care-and-ai/)
  The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Oct 21, 2026 · 4 min
  > “The first one is anything having to do with care, healthcare, childcare, senior care. You hear it all the time.” — Abdul El-Sayed · [8:34](https://realalpha.app/v/fmodf-lNGEE/?t=514)
- [Why El-Sayed shifted from medicine to public health](https://realalpha.app/s/why-el-sayed-shifted-from-medicine-to-public-health/)
  The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min
  > “We guaranteed glasses for kids. We took on corporate polluters. We made prescription drugs less expensive.” — Abdul El-Sayed · [16:49](https://realalpha.app/v/fmodf-lNGEE/?t=1009)
- [Why El-Sayed sees poverty as a product of economic choices](https://realalpha.app/s/why-el-sayed-sees-poverty-as-a-product-of-economic-choices/)
  The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min
  > “I say, well, it's not a crisis. It's the inevitable result of a system that is rigged towards these outcomes.” — Abdul El-Sayed · [27:11](https://realalpha.app/v/fmodf-lNGEE/?t=1631)
- [Why El-Sayed says reporters hear different concerns than voters](https://realalpha.app/s/why-el-sayed-says-reporters-hear-different-concerns-than/)
  The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Oct 21, 2026 · 4 min
  > “the questions that I get asked by media almost have nothing to do with the questions that I get asked in the room.” — Abdul El-Sayed · [58:45](https://realalpha.app/v/fmodf-lNGEE/?t=3525)
- [El-Sayed says his campaign may face record spending](https://realalpha.app/s/el-sayed-says-his-campaign-may-face-record-spending/)
  The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Oct 21, 2026 · 4 min
  > “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.” — Abdul El-Sayed · [1:06:52](https://realalpha.app/v/fmodf-lNGEE/?t=4012)

## The episode

- [Abdul El-Sayed’s Progressive Policy Prescription | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart](https://realalpha.app/v/fmodf-lNGEE/) · The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · Oct 21, 2026