Our Jordan Chariton was LIVE ON THE GROUND for 4 hours straight from the Abdul El-Sayed watch party in Detroit, Michigan—interviewing voters, campaign volunteers, progressive organizers, and UAW President Shawn Fain (who we got to break MAJOR NEWS!) ahead of El-Sayed’s historic Senate victory. This came after days of our ON THE GROUND coverage of El-Sayed’s rallies across Michigan. NO OTHER INDEPENDENT OUTLET is doing this gritty, guerrilla ON THE GROUND reporting.
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Last night, amidst the Democratic Party tsunami/earthquake/tidal wave, Status Coup’s Jordan Chariton was LIVE ON THE GROUND from now Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed’s victory party in Detroit, Michigan—staying live for four hours (WATCH OUR AMAZING STREAM BELOW).
So many incredible moments took place during our livestream—including yours truly nearly coming to blows with members of the MI Democratic Party who were trying to dictate where and when he could conduct interviews with the people!
Here are some other highlights from our coverage:
UAW president Shawn Fain broke news by telling yours truly to “mark your calendar” for a likely UAW-led general strike in May 2028—with other unions and industries joining UAW workers in a historic GENERAL STRIKE when their labor contracts end! (1:14:16 during the livestream)
Former 2016 Bernie Sanders Deputy Campaign Manager Rania Batrice telling Jordan the MASSIVE progressive election victories—including El-Sayed, socialist Will Lawrence winning a Congressional seat in Michigan’s 7th district and countless other progressive victories across the country—could have never happened without Bernie’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns building the foundation for mainstreaming bold progressive policies like Medicare For All. My interview with Rania got damn near emotional looking back at the last 10 years of the progressive moment (2:34:30 during the livestream)
Sanders Institute Fellow and Medicare For All scholar Michael Lighty telling Jordan that Abdul El-Sayed’s victory PERMANENTLY DEBUNKS the Democratic establishment and corporate media’s narrative that candidates running on progressive policies like Medicare For All can’t win among so-called “swing voters” in swing states like Michigan (15:45 during the livestream)
There were many other incredible moments…please WATCH and SHARE the entire livestream.
And ICYMI…
We’ve criss-crossed Michigan for several days before Election Day, covering rallies for Abdul El-Sayed, speaking with everyone from elderly voters fed up with Trump—and establishment Democrats—to college students so worried about high costs they are hesitant to start a family one day (WATCH BELOW):
LIVE Abdul El-Sayed Souls to the Polls from Detroit, MI
LIVE Abdul El-Sayed Knock Out the Vote Rally from Detroit, MI
LIVE Abdul El-Sayed Rally with Sen. Elizabeth Warren from Ypsilanti, MI
LIVE Abdul El-Sayed Rally from Flint, Michigan
LIVE Abdul El -Sayed Rally at UAW HQ in Detroit, MI
LIVE from polling place on Election Day from Oak Park, MI
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