THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Republicans must counter the lies of socialists with inspiration and truth
Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) more >
COMMENTARY
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times - Thursday, August 6, 2026
What to know
* Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Democrat primary for Senate.
* He emphasized unity and affordable essentials in his victory speech.
* Critics argue his promises lack accountability and realism.
OPINION:
Socialist, Muslim, anti-Israel Abdul El-Sayed won his Democrat Party primary for Senate in Michigan against his more moderate contender, Rep. Haley Stevens, and in his victory speech, he spoke of unity. He spoke of unifying even those of differing political beliefs under the larger umbrella of “democracy” and under the universal quest for affordable food, affordable healthcare, affordable housing, affordable yada yada dee doo.
He tossed in an “of the people, by the people and for the people” quote, made a quick reference to God — not the Christian one upon whom this nation was founded — and like good sheep, the head-bobbers standing to his rear bobbed their heads in agreement.
Socialists always know the right words to say, and they say them with full confidence that their friends in the media won’t hold them to account.
El-Sayed, like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani before him — like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez before them both — like the former senator-turned president, Barack Obama, before them all — knows full well the power of the empty promise and the potential of the unchallenged narrative. He’s a socialist — he’s more in truth a communist — and that is the socialist-slash-communist way. Promises mean nothing when a) the people you make promises to are ignorant of the realities of life and in the realities of American government and are devoid of any concept of individual responsibility and b) when there is no accountability for the empty promises.
Socialists can lie, lie again, and then again and again and again — and their socialist enablers in the media barely blink.
El-Sayed can talk about democracy, and few in the media point out America is not a democracy. He can prattle on about affordability, and few in his voting camp care about where the money for his notions of affordability will come from — so long as it isn’t their pockets. He can demand government do better, and sling around phrases that strike at the core of the worries facing average Americans, phrases about gasoline and groceries, and point fingers at the rich business owners and rail against capitalism, and soothe the egos of his supporters by telling them it’s not their fault, they’re not to blame, and promise to fix the unfair system. And as long as nobody forces him to explain how, and in so doing reveal how his plan leads to authoritarianism and misery for all but the select few elite, he is the hero to the proletariat cause.
The trick of the socialist trade is simply to focus on emotion and avoid anything of the mind.
Republicans campaigning against this dark force have to do a better job of selling the inspiring story of America.
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