If your candidate is so electable, why do you have to spend $60 million to put them in office?
Abdul El-Sayed: “If your candidate is so electable, why do you have to spend $60 million to put them in office?”
On the recordAugust 5, 2026
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theintercept.comEditor's note · Context
Commenting on campaign financing in the Michigan primary.
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