Keith Boykin says the El-Sayed ad uses Tucker Carlson against Mike Rogers rather than celebrating him
Keith BoykinPolitical commentator and author, on his YouTube channel
Responding to Van Jones, Boykin says Carlson is one voice among several Fox News personalities in the ad, that quoting a rival's critic is not an endorsement and that the ad is aimed at undecided Republican-leaning voters.
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El-Sayed's campaign ad celebrates Tucker Carlson, whom Van Jones calls a white nationalist.
“No one is celebrating Tucker Carlson. The ad is using Tucker against Mike Rogers. The message is simple. Even Fox News can't make the case for Mike Rogers.”
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Abdul El-Sayed's ad quotes Tucker Carlson against Mike Rogers; Haley Stevens and Van Jones ask him to pull it
Abdul El-Sayed's campaign ad shows Tucker Carlson saying he wouldn't vote for Mike Rogers at gunpoint. Haley Stevens and Van Jones asked El-Sayed to pull it, calling Carlson a white nationalist; Keith Boykin said the ad uses Carlson against Rogers.
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Video on The Keith Boykin Channel on YouTube. Boykin plays Van Jones's CNN remarks and the El-Sayed ad, then responds point by point and argues the ad uses Carlson's criticism of Mike Rogers to reach Republican-leaning voters.
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Boykin played Jones's CNN remarks and the ad, agreed that Carlson is a white nationalist, and said Carlson is one voice among many Fox News personalities in the ad.
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He ended by asking Jones not to make the case for Rogers himself.
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The reference point is the El-Sayed campaign ad that includes Tucker Carlson saying he wouldn't vote for Mike Rogers at gunpoint. Boykin says the ad uses Carlson's line against Rogers rather than celebrating Carlson and that he would use such a line himself, which defends the ad.
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Read the full caseRyan Grim questions Haley Stevens's standing to ask for the ad's removal on behalf of the Black community
“Unclear who appointed Stevens to speak on behalf of the Black community but ok.”Read statement
Haley Stevens asks El-Sayed to take down his ad featuring Tucker Carlson
“And it is my hope and expectation that, out of the same respect for Michigan's Black community, he will take down his own advertisement featuring white Christian nationalist Tucker Carlson, an insult to the congregation that will welcome us on Sunday.”Read statement
Van Jones says no Democrat should celebrate the words of a white nationalist and asks El-Sayed to pull his Tucker Carlson ad
“No Democrat should ever celebrate the words of a white nationalist who actively undermines the safety of Black people and Jewish people.”Read statement
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