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Abdul El-Sayed: “We didn’t know they were going to spend $70 million of their money. We didn’t know that they were going to outspend us…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2026
We didn’t know they were going to spend $70 million of their money. We didn’t know that they were going to outspend us $11 to $1. And yet we’re still standing.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

El-Sayed speaks at his election night victory party.

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