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El-Sayed asks Michigan reporters to put costs before campaign disputes

DRM News' Pontiac briefing shows the Senate nominee disavowing an outside ad and repeatedly redirecting questions toward his policy priorities.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 104,620 views a day, 31 times a normal first day on this channel (3,348).

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1:34El-Sayed disavows an outside PAC ad and asks for questions relevant to Michigan voters.
2:43He says an event with Congressman Clyburn is intended to mobilize and support the Black community.
4:24Responding to Rogers' Dubai remarks, El-Sayed identifies Rochester Hills, Michigan, as his birthplace.
7:40He argues that the primary is over and emphasizes policy differences with Rogers.
9:48Asked whether Stevens is hurting the ticket, he returns to high costs and democracy.

The questions keep coming. Abdul El-Sayed disavows an outside PAC advertisement, then asks reporters to change the subject to what Michigan voters face in their daily lives.

"Please ask me questions that are relevant to the voters of the state of Michigan," he says during the post-rally briefing in Pontiac, carried by DRM News.

The Democratic Senate nominee names his priorities plainly: getting money out of politics, putting money in people's pockets and passing Medicare for All. But reporters return throughout the briefing to former primary opponent Haley Stevens, party unity and whether campaign disagreements could hurt the Democratic ticket.

Stevens lost the nomination to El-Sayed, and his answer is that the primary is over. Asked again near the end about her effect on the ticket, he returns to high costs and democracy rather than extending the dispute.

There is also a sharper response to a question about Mike Rogers' remarks suggesting he go back to Dubai. El-Sayed points to his birthplace, Rochester Hills, Michigan, before criticizing Rogers' policies and alignment with Donald Trump.

The upload drew roughly 47,000 views in seven hours, a much faster start than DRM News' usual regular video. It is the question-and-answer session, rather than the rally speech, that viewers get here: casual opening conversation about apple picking and shawarma gives way to repeated attempts by El-Sayed to keep the briefing on his economic message.

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