Jesse Watters: “You Gotta Respect Abdul Because He Beat the Machine”
The ad will run on broadcast and cable, including Fox News, as El-Sayed makes appeal to voters across the political spectrum
MICHIGAN – Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign for U.S. Senate today released a new ad, “Ensemble,” telling the story of the son of Michigan who took on the political establishment and $70 million in outside spending to win the Democratic nomination.
The 60-second spot brings together voices from across El-Sayed’s life and career, including Michiganders who have seen the impact of his work firsthand, to highlight his roots in the state, his record delivering for working families, and his commitment to taking on a broken political system.
The ad closes with an unlikely validator: FOX News host Jesse Watters, who said following El-Sayed’s primary victory, “You gotta respect Abdul because he beat the machine.”
The ad will run on broadcast and cable across the state, including Fox News, as El-Sayed makes a direct appeal to voters across the political spectrum. El-Sayed has made clear that he’ll go anywhere and talk to anyone about how Washington’s broken political system has failed working people, including audiences Democrats often leave uncontested.
View Ensemble here.
Transcript:
There is a man from Michigan, who knows how great we once were, and how great we can be again.
Abdul, Abdul, Abdul, Abdul El-Sayed.
Grew up as Michigan as you get.
Parents worked the auto industry. Football. U of M. Became a doctor to help people.
The Michigan difference is us. The audacity to believe that we can change this world.
He rebuilt the health department after the politicians wore it down.
Got rid of millions of dollars of medical debt.
Got thousands of glasses for kids, including me.
Abdul has the guts to take all of them on and represent the working class.
He’s a doctor.
Abdul ain’t no politician.
No corporate PAC money.
Build things in Michigan again.
He took on Trump’s war and he’ll fight to invest our money right here.
That’s the Abdul way, baby.
This campaign will take on the powerful with three simple ideas: money out of politics, money in your pocket, and Medicare for All.
The party bosses, the special interests spent $70 million to stop him. But nothing stops a kid from Michigan.
I’m Abdul El-Sayed, son of Michigan. I approve this message.
You gotta respect Abdul because he beat the machine.
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