Unearthed clip exposes clash between El-Sayed and ex-GOP rival

It’s a strange feeling when a political opponent from eight years ago does you a favor. That’s the situation Abdul El-Sayed finds himself in, though he’d never admit it. An unearthed clip of his 2018 primary exchange with Patrick Colbeck has resurfaced, where Colbeck pressed him on Muslim Brotherhood allegations. The left is framing this as a smear, but for anyone watching closely, it just looks like El-Sayed getting tangled in his own history.

El-Sayed’s response to Colbeck back then was dismissive, but that clip carries weight now because it shows a candidate who is quick to play the victim card when pressed on uncomfortable questions. He is running for U.S. Senate in Michigan as a progressive champion, yet his reaction to a legitimate question about his associations was to wave it off as an attack on his faith. That’s a dodge, and voters in a general election see through these things pretty fast. He seems to believe the rules of engagement only apply when he’s the one being interrogated.

The real takeaway here is how the Harris machine is now trying to use this old animosity to rally Muslim voters to his side. It’s a cynical play, using a past GOP rival to distract from the fact that El-Sayed has to answer for the administration’s failures on the economy and the border. The left loves to talk about transparency right up until it’s their guy facing scrutiny. Colbeck isn’t on the ballot, but his 45-second question is more relevant to El-Sayed’s candidacy than anything the Democrat has said on the stump.

We aren’t endorsing Colbeck’s tactics, but we’ll note the irony. A Democratic nominee who insists the 2018 race was "dirty" is now running with a national party that has perfected the art of the character assassination. If El-Sayed can’t handle a pointed question from a Republican without whimpering about it, Michigan isn't ready to send him to the Senate. He wants the job, but he hasn’t shown the backbone for it.