It’s getting interesting in Michigan, as Abdul El-Sayed is now bringing Jesus into the campaign. Let me tell you about it. As the campaign unfolds, Abdul is trying to make his campaign about himself, except not really himself.
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First, he called himself African, while trying to connect with African Americans. What’s wrong with that? I don’t think most black voters will be impressed by that. They weren’t impressed with him the first time around, during the primaries.
Now, he’s trying to compare his work to Jesus’ struggles, and that won’t work, either.
Let’s see this from Ed Morrissey:
This will likely land even less well among Christians in Michigan than El-Sayed’s claim to be “African” will with black voters in Detroit.
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Even apart from that, though, Christians will recognize the utter vapidity of this argument. Jesus was not a “radical” – Jesus was the Son of God, sent to restore the Law in our hearts and to die for our sins. The only political position Jesus takes in the entire New Testament is to advise people to pay their taxes. He did not come to the world to lead a revolt against authority or to conduct class warfare. Just saying this makes El-Sayed look as ill-informed about Christianity as he is about being black in America.
Here is Abdul’s saying that Jesus was a radical, too:
Abdul El-Sayed compares himself to Jesus Christ:
— Sarah Gallagher (@sgallz_) August 19, 2026
“Jesus was considered radical in his time too.” pic.twitter.com/hkSITnW9AP
Not a good idea to bring Jesus into it. Years ago, John Lennon (The Beatles) learned that lesson the hard way, and he was just a rocker who wanted to hold your hand. The backlash was huge when John told an interviewer that “the group was ‘more popular than Jesus’ at the moment.” It was a disaster, and John was not running for anything. Comparisons to Jesus always get you in trouble.
El-Sayed’s main problem is that he doesn’t have much to say other than repeating a bunch of talking points. It probably worked to win the primary but not much more.
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