A Vote for El-Sayed Is a Vote Against American Principles: Left-Wing Paternalism and Socialism Harm Black Communities
Source: "PASTOR COREY BROOKS: Michigan, a vote for El-Sayed is a vote against American principles | Fox News." November 3, 2026. www.foxnews.com
The Gist
The author argues that El-Sayed talks down to Black voters by treating them as victims who are owed something, instead of encouraging self-reliance. He says the same kind of big-government thinking hurt Black families in the past, and that El-Sayed's ties to socialist groups that want to overhaul the Constitution make him a threat to American values.
Conclusion
Michigan voters should reject Abdul El-Sayed for Senate because his candidacy, his appeal to Black voters, and his ties to the socialist left reflect a rejection of American principles of personal responsibility and constitutional government.
Premises
- El-Sayed pitches Black voters as an oppressed class owed 'unpaid debts', which is the same condescending, victim-focused rhetoric white liberals have used for decades and which omits any message of personal responsibility, accountability, or embracing America.
- Decades of left-wing government programs (the Great Society, housing projects, welfare rules penalizing marriage and work) trapped Black Americans in dependency, as shown by the rise in out-of-wedlock births from 23.6% in 1963 to 69% in 2023.
- El-Sayed leans into socialism: he spoke at six DSA events, gave a 2019 keynote, was called 'a longtime friend of Detroit DSA,' and had DSA volunteers canvass for him, even though he denies being a socialist.
- The DSA's stated program calls for abolishing the Senate and Electoral College, subordinating the presidency and Supreme Court to Congress, drafting a new constitution, and its leaders have described the U.S. as never a force for liberation and socialists' role as facilitating the nation's defeat.
- Because DSA activists helped El-Sayed win, they will expect something in return, so his election would advance their anti-constitutional agenda even though he has not personally endorsed it.
Assumptions
- Acknowledging historical injustice or 'debts' to Black communities is inherently condescending and incompatible with promoting personal responsibility.
- The rise in out-of-wedlock births among Black Americans is primarily caused by government programs rather than other economic, social, or historical factors.
- Association with DSA events and volunteer support implies ideological alignment or obligation to DSA's goals.
- El-Sayed's policy proposals (Medicare for All, abolishing ICE) are forms of socialism/dependency comparable to past welfare programs.
- American principles are defined in terms of self-reliance and the current constitutional structure, and any challenge to them is a rejection of America.
- The author's lived experience in Chicago is representative of the effects of progressive policy on Black communities generally.