{
  "id": 16212636,
  "title": "El-Sayed’s new ad pitch: Republicans love me",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/el-sayeds-new-ad-pitch-republicans-love-me",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:32:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
    "slug": "semafor",
    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/10/23/2026/el-sayeds-new-campaign-ad-pitch-republicans-love-me"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is unveiling a new TV ad strategy that highlights conservative pundits' admiration for him while criticizing his Republican opponent Mike Rogers. The campaign's six-figure ad buy, revealed exclusively to Semafor, showcases El-Sayed declaring \"free speech is under attack, and we should be making America healthy again,\" followed by clips of conservative voices praising him. These include Fox News host Jesse Watters exclaiming \"he beat the machine\" and Tucker Carlson stating he wouldn't vote for Rogers \"at gunpoint.\" El-Sayed's campaign is among several Democrats this election cycle seeking to attract Trump voters dissatisfied with the party establishment. While polling has yet to reflect this approach's success, El-Sayed has previously positioned himself as an \"America First\" advocate, noting his medical background could fill the void left by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the race.",
  "summary": "The Michigan progressive, locked in a close Senate race, is spotlighting the praise he’s gotten from conservative pundits.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}