Abdul El-Sayed Gives an Embarrassing Response to His Fundraising

Abdul El-Sayed spent years on the campaign trail telling Michigan voters that the system was rigged by wealthy special interests. He built his image as the reformer who would break the grip of big money on politics. Now we find out that when he needs a few million dollars to keep his Senate bid alive, he runs straight to the Soros family with his hand out. That’s not a contradiction to him. That’s just how the game is played.

The money is the same. Whether it comes from a corporate PAC or a billionaire’s personal checkbook, it buys the same access and the same influence. El-Sayed would have you believe that his donors are somehow more noble, that their cash doesn’t come with strings attached. But George Soros isn’t writing checks out of civic kindness. He’s buying a senator who will push his agenda on the border, the courts, and foreign policy. And El-Sayed knows it. The only thing embarrassing here is the attempt to pretend otherwise.

Then there’s the other part of his record that he’d rather we forget. His ties to terror-linked groups aren’t a smear; they’re a matter of public record. He spoke at events with questionable figures and accepted support from organizations that shouldn’t be anywhere near a U.S. Senate campaign. When reporters ask about it, he calls it a distraction. But voters in Michigan deserve to know exactly who their candidate is cozying up to before they cast a ballot.

Look, every politician needs money to run. That’s not the scandal. The scandal is the moralizing. El-Sayed sold himself as the clean break from the old ways, and he folded the moment it got hard. He’s not the change agent; he’s the same game with a different accent. If Michigan Democrats want to send that to Washington, that’s their choice. But they shouldn’t be surprised when he turns out to be exactly what he claimed to run against.