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JD Vance Is Scared of El Sayed | Trailblaze: The Road To 2028
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21:05Now PlayingJamal Simmons and Matthew Butler unpack JD Vance's trip to Michigan, where he spent his rally repeatedly attacking Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed — reportedly saying his name dozens of times and calling him "very, very evil." They read that level of attention as a sign the Trump orbit is genuinely worried El-Sayed could win, and dig into the risk of the strategy: othering a candidate on religion or race has a way of backfiring, the same way it did on gay rights a generation ago once the conversation reframed around fairness. They also flag the line El-Sayed shouldn't cross back — going after JD Vance's wife, which only invites the "what about Clarence Thomas's wife" comparison.
The conversation pivots to JD Vance also picking a fight with Canada over the mail-in ballot moment's less flashy cousin: a trade war hitting products Michigan, Ohio, and Maine actually care about — hockey equipment, school supplies, and Canadian spirits like Crown Royal and Molson. Jamal and Matthew call it a self-inflicted wound heading into the midterms, tying rising prices directly to JD Vance's own 2028 ambitions. They close by weighing whether El-Sayed can keep the campaign focused on his three-point message (Medicare for all, money out of politics, money in your pocket) and previewing Ohio's Senate race as another bellwether for Vance's future.
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