The Problem with Abdul El-Sayed’s JFK Analogy
Topics: Immigration & ICEMichigan Politics
4 outlets (National Review, NYT, PBS NewsHour and WSJ) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 4 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “El-Sayed's”, “Michigan”, “Abdul”, “debate”. Distinct wording: National Review uses “Analogy” and “Problem”; NYT uses “Million” and “Counter”; PBS NewsHour uses “loyalties” and “question”; WSJ uses “immigration” and “healthcare”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- National Review reports: “Catholicism did not shape Kennedy’s political thought in the way that Islam may inform the Michigan Senate candidate’s.”
- NYT reports: “Senator Bernie Sanders during a rally for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit in July.”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “This time, the exchanges focused on policy, though both candidates repeatedly returned to their central attacks.”
Read the full coverage
- National Review: The Problem with Abdul El-Sayed’s JFK Analogy
- NYT: Bernie Sanders Gives $1 Million to Bolster El-Sayed and Counter AIPAC in Michigan
- PBS NewsHour: In final Michigan Senate debate, El-Sayed and Rogers question each other's loyalties
- WSJ: Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers clashed over foreign policy, immigration and healthcare in their second and final debate in the race for U.S. Senate in Michigan
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