Political Quotes

Abdul El-Sayed

The Public Record

For the 2026 election, El-Sayed is the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan.

Jul 28, 2026

I'm just a capitalist who understands how capitalism works.

cbsnews.com
Jul 26, 2026

When you keep our money here rather than sending it to some other country's war machine, that's America First.

axios.com
Jul 26, 2026

I'm the most America First candidate in the country, proudly.

axios.com
Jul 26, 2026

The paradox here is that the way to win is to actually have values, because people at least know what you’re for.

theguardian.com
Jul 26, 2026

The problem is, we don’t live in capitalism, we live in oligopoly.

theguardian.com
Jul 26, 2026

If the markets actually worked the way they’re supposed to, you might have some efficient movement of money.

theguardian.com
Jul 26, 2026

And politics doesn’t have to suck, and you can build a politics that doesn’t suck.

theguardian.com
Jul 25, 2026

We’ve got potholes that need to be filled here in Michigan.

michiganadvance.com
Jul 25, 2026

They don’t give it to you because they think you’re nice. There is a pro quo at the end of the quid.

michiganadvance.com
Jul 24, 2026

And right now, the threat we are seeing is radical, far-right White Supremacy and the terrorists who would undo our society’s basic norms and mores.

foxnews.com
Jul 24, 2026

The idea that people would threaten her safety because she was willing to stand up to keep us all healthy is, to me, the example of what the kind of toxicity that we see out of Donald Trump creates.

foxnews.com
Jul 24, 2026

These are terrorists; we have to call them that. We have to recognize that that is what the face of terrorism looks like right now. We have to step up against it.

foxnews.com
Jul 22, 2026

Michiganders deserve better. I’m proud to have 314 Action’s support in this fight and I look forward to working with them in Congress.

huffpost.com
Jul 21, 2026

Michiganders deserve better.

salon.com
Jul 21, 2026

The reality is that too many working families are facing impossible decisions that are sometimes life or death.

salon.com
Jul 21, 2026

I never planned on getting into politics, but when I realized that our healthcare system set Americans up to fail, I had to make a change.

salon.com
Jul 21, 2026

I’m proud to have 314 Action’s support in this fight and I look forward to working with them in Congress.

salon.com
Jul 21, 2026

I think we're at an opportunity to show folks where the Democratic Party ought to go. Whether or not there are people who oppose that, that's for them to decide. But if you're opposing that on behalf of big corporations, folks like AIPAC…

foxnews.com
Jul 20, 2026

It’s become impossible to ignore the way that people online make fun of my opponent for things that have nothing to do with her policies or politics. It’s unkind and unhelpful. If you support me, please stop,

thebulwark.com
Jul 20, 2026

If you’re AIPAC and want to send our money abroad, you damn well better believe I’m dangerous.

commondreams.org
Jul 20, 2026

If you’re a worker who wants our economy to work for you, I’m not dangerous. If you’re AIPAC and want to send our money abroad, you damn well better believe I’m dangerous.

commondreams.org
Jul 20, 2026

If you're Blue Cross Blue Shield, I'm dangerous," he said. "If you're Chuck Schumer, trading politicians like trading cards, I'm dangerous.

foxnews.com

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