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Obama releases endorsement video for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

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The Washington Examiner, The Washington Times and The Western Journal report that former President Barack Obama released an ad and endorsement video backing Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan. In the video, Obama says the country “belongs to all of us, not just the wealthy, not just the well-connected, everyone,” and that Michigan is where “we fight back.” The outlets say Obama cited El-Sayed’s health care proposals and his opposition to foreign wars as reasons for his support. The Western Journal reports that Obama will headline a Detroit rally on Oct. 24 in support of El-Sayed and Michigan gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson. The outlets say El-Sayed attributed his past criticism of Obama to his youth.

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  1. Obama released an endorsement video backing Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race.

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    Washington Examiner, The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Western Journal

  2. A Detroit rally that Obama will headline is planned for Oct. 24 in support of El-Sayed and Jocelyn Benson.

    One outletThe Western Journal· Far Right

  3. In the video Obama said the country belongs to all of us and that Michigan is where “we fight back.”

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    Right
    Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    The Western Journal

  4. El-Sayed said his past criticism of Obama was due to his being younger.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

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All three outlets report that Obama released a video endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race. This side presents the event as an endorsement and centers the video’s message on America’s founding promise.

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    3 outlets

    Headlines frame the event as Obama lending his backing to El-Sayed; The Western Journal, rated Far Right, uses Obama’s full name and a more emphatic headline than the mainstream Right outlets.

    Obama backs Abdul el Sayed in new Michigan Senate ad
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  • Obama’s endorsement of El-Sayed
  • the video’s message about America’s founding promise
  • the planned Detroit rally
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    Washington Examiner, Oct 12, 10:28 AM EDT

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  1. Washington ExaminerRightOct 12, 10:28 AM EDT
  2. The Washington TimesRightOct 12, 11:39 AM EDT
  3. The Western JournalFar RightOct 12, 6:47 PM EDT

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