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Ireland"They can hear your vote": Obama rallies Detroit for Abdul El-Sayed
MS NOW's hour-long broadcast carries both headline speeches, from El-Sayed's family story to Obama's case against tariffs, the Iran escalation and corruption.
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Obama stumps for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan as midterms approach
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- 0:40El-Sayed introduces himself and leads the crowd in his Medicare-for-all chant.
- 2:08He recounts his Egyptian heritage, his grandmother and why he became a doctor.
- 8:44He explains running for the Senate after Gary Peters announced his retirement.
- 16:51Obama walks out, hugs El-Sayed and begins speaking.
- 24:34Obama's "Don't boo. Vote!" refrain, followed by criticism of the Iran escalation and tariffs.
- 47:12Obama praises Jocelyn Benson, then closes with an auto-rescue memory from Chrysler's Jefferson North plant.
"It's good to be back in Detroit," Barack Obama told the arena when he finally reached the lectern, hugging Abdul El-Sayed on the way. MS NOW streamed the whole Democratic rally, and it has become the network's most watched new video, with about 125,000 views in its first five hours.
The first quarter hour belongs to El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic candidate for the Senate seat Gary Peters is leaving. He leads the crowd in his own chant ("Money out of politics, money in your pocket, Medicare for all") and tells the story behind it: his Egyptian heritage, his grandmother Teta Soad, his choice to become a doctor and his years running Detroit's health department. He says he drew inspiration from Obama's 2004 convention speech, and that if he wins he would be "the first Democratic doctor elected to the U.S. Senate since 1969." He calls Donald Trump "just the worst symptom of the disease of our politics" and contrasts his goals with those of his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.
Obama's speech runs about 40 minutes. He jokes about his gray hair, reminds the crowd that early voting has begun, and lands his familiar refrain when the booing starts: "They can't hear your booing. They can hear your vote." From there he criticizes Trump's record on inflation and healthcare, compares the escalation with Iran to the nuclear diplomacy of his own administration, attacks the trade wars and tariffs, and says of the administration, "These are not serious people."
He also praises Jocelyn Benson, the secretary of state running for governor, for her resilience when armed protesters gathered at her home. At one point he stops to ask medics to help an attendee who had passed out in the warm arena.
He closes back on the auto industry, recalling a visit to Chrysler's Jefferson North plant during the auto rescue and a union worker who won the lottery and still came back to the line, before Benson, El-Sayed and other candidates join him on stage.
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- October 24, 2026
- Video views so far
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The rally drew about 125,000 views in its first five hours, ahead of every other new MS NOW upload.
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