When my wife Kristi and I decided to enter this race over a year and a half ago, we knew that the stakes in this election were high.
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stakes → decide → election
The Michigan we both grew up in — our home — was barely recognizable.
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we → grow → ?
We have the highest utility rates in the Midwest.
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We → have → Midwest
The next generation of Michiganders is being pushed out of our state as housing costs skyrocket and job opportunities move elsewhere.
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opportunities → push → state
We knew that Michigan needed a United States senator who was going to champion working families and get our state back on track.
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state → know → track
That is why we got into this fight to begin with: to lower housing costs, get our kids reading again, and bring manufacturing jobs back to our state.
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kids → get → state
It has always been about serving Michigan and putting our state first.
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That promise to fight for YOU has not changed.
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promise → fight → YOU
But after the Democratic primary election on Aug. 4, something did change.
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something → change → Aug.
Our race became a fight for the very soul of our state and country.
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race → become → state
Costs are incredibly high for Michiganders, and my Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed’s extreme Green New Deal policies would burden hardworking families even more.
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policies → burden → families
His gas-powered car ban would put auto manufacturing workers out of a job.
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ban → power → job
The energy policies El-Sayed has supported could drive utility and gasoline costs even higher for Michigan families.
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El-Sayed’s "Medicare for All" plan would also raise costs even more — all while forcing you to give up your doctor and quality, timely healthcare.
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plan → raise → doctor
He’s admitted for years that his plan would "give other people what you have and make yours more expensive."
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yours → admit → what
He previously said Medicare for All "does away with the private insurance market," although he now says employer- and union-provided supplemental coverage could remain.
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coverage → say → market
He may be lying to you now, but his record on these issues is crystal clear.
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record → lie → issues
Michiganders cannot afford Abdul El-Sayed.
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Michiganders → afford → Sayed
Not only can Michiganders not afford Abdul El-Sayed, they cannot trust his ideology.
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they → afford → ideology
As a former Army officer and FBI street agent, I would never have imagined that I would be running against someone who associates with terrorist sympathizers.
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who → imagine → sympathizers
El-Sayed has invited someone to our state who openly proclaims, "America deserved 9/11."
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America → invite → 9/11
He took donations from individuals linked to terrorist organizations.
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After the Hezbollah-inspired attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, in March, El-Sayed seemed to sympathize with the attacker, saying, "hurt people hurt people."
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people → inspire → people
Asked whether Iran or Israel poses the greater threat to America, El-Sayed said both countries have "proven dangerous in their own way."
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countries → ask → way
Yet Iran is a country whose leaders chant "Death to America" and that wants to eliminate our ally Israel.
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I proudly served our great country and fought so that El-Sayed and every American can pray as they want to.
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But his words and his actions reflect an ideology we cannot allow in the United States Senate.
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That is why your vote matters so much in this election.
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vote → matter → election
It will take each of us to save our state.
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Let this campaign serve as an example of my commitment to do that.
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Over the past several months, I have traveled across this beautiful state to meet with Michiganders.
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I → travel → Michiganders
I have visited communities that Republican candidates have not visited in decades — because I want to be a senator for all of Michigan.
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I have not been focused on garnering social media views like El-Sayed, because I am more concerned about listening to you and hearing about the issues you face.
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you → focus → issues
I have not been focused on building a movement like El-Sayed either.
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I → focus → Sayed
I am focused on delivering real solutions for you, not slogans for television.
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Abdul El-Sayed is focused on the West Bank; I am focused on West Michigan.
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I → focus → Michigan
Abdul is focused on Hebron; I am focused on the Huron Valley.
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I → focus → Valley
Abdul El-Sayed wants to represent Palestine; I want to represent Michigan.
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I → want → Michigan
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