{"id":2212,"date":"2026-08-12T14:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:10:12","slug":"the-bernie-sanders-proposal-not-extreme-enough-for-abdul-el-sayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2212","title":{"rendered":"The Bernie Sanders Proposal Not Extreme Enough For Abdul El-Sayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed wants to take leftist Senator Bernie Sanders\u2019 (I-VT) scheme to take \u201cpublic ownership\u201d of artificial intelligence companies one \u201cstep further.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2210\">Sophie Cunningham\u2019s Coach Tells Critics To \u2018Go To Hell\u2019 After Quiet Reaction To Brutal Hit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>El-Sayed, the Democrats\u2019 nominee in Michigan to replace Senator Gary Peters, said during a recent <\/span><span>podcast appearance<\/span><span> that he wants an expansive \u201csystem of public control\u201d when it comes to AI companies. His comments come as he makes the debate over data centers a large focus of his campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI want to actually take it a step further,\u201d El-Sayed said on June 12 when asked on the Head in the Office podcast if he agreed with Sanders\u2019 proposal for public ownership in AI companies. \u201cI agree that we need public ownership, but I also agree that we need some system of public control. Like, what is the point of democracy if it\u2019s not to protect us from existential risk?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The data center debate has dominated national headlines, dividing communities about whether the entities drive up utility prices or benefit local economies. El-Sayed\u2019s solution to the debate is for the federal government to step in and issue sweeping zoning regulations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sanders <\/span><span>proposed<\/span><span> in June to \u201cgive the public a direct ownership stake in the largest AI companies\u201d by passing a 50% tax on the corporations\u2019 stock. Money from that tax would be put into a sovereign wealth fund, a state owned investment pool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On his campaign website, El-Sayed <\/span><span>describes<\/span><span> himself as \u201cthe only candidate in the Michigan Senate race to support public ownership of AI, and one of the only U.S. Senate candidates to do so nationwide\u201d and touted his advocacy for \u201cpublic control\u201d of AI companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209\">Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>El-Sayed said that the government should be able to \u201cshut down\u201d AI companies if they don\u2019t follow specific guidelines like using union labor and having a community benefits agreement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the same podcast, El-Sayed suggested that taxpayer dollars should pay for transgender procedures for kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHealth care should be a choice made by a patient and their doctor,\u201d he said. \u201cIf that patient is under the age of 18, their parents as well, right? And I believe that Medicare for all should cover all health care which is defined by what a patient needs in accordance with their doctor. So that includes reproductive rights, right? \u2029That includes gender-affirming care.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While openly campaigning on a leftist platform including abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), El-Sayed has scrubbed some of his previous views from the public record. He <\/span><span>deleted<\/span><span> numerous posts advocating for defund the police policies and <\/span><span>hid videos<\/span><span> showing him ranting about the dangers of fireworks and suggesting the Second Amendment should be taken away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Republicans have focused much of their attention on El-Sayed\u2019s radical rhetoric.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHide your kids, hide your paycheck, and hide your private insurance. Abdul El-Sayed is an insult to all doctors for wanting to chop up children\u2019s body parts,\u201d Republican National Committee spokeswoman Chloe Crawford told The Daily Wire. \u201cHe will stop at nothing \u2014 even hurting little kids \u2014 in his crusade to turn America into communist China.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2207\">Sophie Cunningham\u2019s Coach Tells Critics To \u2018Go To Hell\u2019 After Quiet Reaction To Brutal Hit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed wants to take leftist Senator Bernie Sanders\u2019 (I-VT) scheme to take \u201cpublic ownership\u201d of artificial intelligence companies one \u201cstep further.\u201dEl-Sayed, the Democrats\u2019 nominee in Michigan to replace Senator Gary Peters, said during a recent podcast appearance that he wants an expansive \u201csystem of public control\u201d when it comes to AI companies. His comments come as he makes the debate over data centers a large focus of his campaign.\u00a0\u201cI want to actually take it a step further,\u201d El-Sayed said on June 12 when asked on the Head in the Office podcast if he agreed with Sanders\u2019 proposal for public ownership in AI companies. \u201cI agree that we need public ownership, but I also agree that we need some system of public control. Like, what is the point of democracy if it\u2019s not to protect us from existential risk?\u201dThe data center debate has dominated national headlines, dividing communities about whether the entities drive up utility prices or benefit local economies. El-Sayed\u2019s solution to the debate is for the federal government to step in and issue sweeping zoning regulations.\u00a0Sanders proposed in June to \u201cgive the public a direct ownership stake in the largest AI companies\u201d by passing a 50% tax on the corporations\u2019 stock. Money from that tax would be put into a sovereign wealth fund, a state owned investment pool.\u00a0On his campaign website, El-Sayed describes himself as \u201cthe only candidate in the Michigan Senate race to support public ownership of AI, and one of the only U.S. Senate candidates to do so nationwide\u201d and touted his advocacy for \u201cpublic control\u201d of AI companies.El-Sayed said that the government should be able to \u201cshut down\u201d AI companies if they don\u2019t follow specific guidelines like using union labor and having a community benefits agreement.\u00a0During the same podcast, El-Sayed suggested that taxpayer dollars should pay for transgender procedures for kids.\u00a0\u201cHealth care should be a choice made by a patient and their doctor,\u201d he said. \u201cIf that patient is under the age of 18, their parents as well, right? And I believe that Medicare for all should cover all health care which is defined by what a patient needs in accordance with their doctor. So that includes reproductive rights, right? \u2029That includes gender-affirming care.\u201dWhile openly campaigning on a leftist platform including abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), El-Sayed has scrubbed some of his previous views from the public record. He deleted numerous posts advocating for defund the police policies and hid videos showing him ranting about the dangers of fireworks and suggesting the Second Amendment should be taken away.\u00a0Republicans have focused much of their attention on El-Sayed\u2019s radical rhetoric.\u00a0\u201cHide your kids, hide your paycheck, and hide your private insurance. Abdul El-Sayed is an insult to all doctors for wanting to chop up children\u2019s body parts,\u201d Republican National Committee spokeswoman Chloe Crawford told The Daily Wire. \u201cHe will stop at nothing \u2014 even hurting little kids \u2014 in his crusade to turn America into communist China.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Bernie Sanders Proposal Not Extreme Enough For Abdul El-Sayed - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2212\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Bernie Sanders Proposal Not Extreme Enough For Abdul El-Sayed - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed wants to take leftist Senator Bernie Sanders\u2019 (I-VT) scheme to take \u201cpublic ownership\u201d of artificial intelligence companies one \u201cstep further.\u201dEl-Sayed, the Democrats\u2019 nominee in Michigan to replace Senator Gary Peters, said during a recent podcast appearance that he wants an expansive \u201csystem of public control\u201d when it comes to AI companies. His comments come as he makes the debate over data centers a large focus of his campaign.\u00a0\u201cI want to actually take it a step further,\u201d El-Sayed said on June 12 when asked on the Head in the Office podcast if he agreed with Sanders\u2019 proposal for public ownership in AI companies. \u201cI agree that we need public ownership, but I also agree that we need some system of public control. Like, what is the point of democracy if it\u2019s not to protect us from existential risk?\u201dThe data center debate has dominated national headlines, dividing communities about whether the entities drive up utility prices or benefit local economies. El-Sayed\u2019s solution to the debate is for the federal government to step in and issue sweeping zoning regulations.\u00a0Sanders proposed in June to \u201cgive the public a direct ownership stake in the largest AI companies\u201d by passing a 50% tax on the corporations\u2019 stock. Money from that tax would be put into a sovereign wealth fund, a state owned investment pool.\u00a0On his campaign website, El-Sayed describes himself as \u201cthe only candidate in the Michigan Senate race to support public ownership of AI, and one of the only U.S. Senate candidates to do so nationwide\u201d and touted his advocacy for \u201cpublic control\u201d of AI companies.El-Sayed said that the government should be able to \u201cshut down\u201d AI companies if they don\u2019t follow specific guidelines like using union labor and having a community benefits agreement.\u00a0During the same podcast, El-Sayed suggested that taxpayer dollars should pay for transgender procedures for kids.\u00a0\u201cHealth care should be a choice made by a patient and their doctor,\u201d he said. \u201cIf that patient is under the age of 18, their parents as well, right? And I believe that Medicare for all should cover all health care which is defined by what a patient needs in accordance with their doctor. So that includes reproductive rights, right? \u2029That includes gender-affirming care.\u201dWhile openly campaigning on a leftist platform including abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), El-Sayed has scrubbed some of his previous views from the public record. He deleted numerous posts advocating for defund the police policies and hid videos showing him ranting about the dangers of fireworks and suggesting the Second Amendment should be taken away.\u00a0Republicans have focused much of their attention on El-Sayed\u2019s radical rhetoric.\u00a0\u201cHide your kids, hide your paycheck, and hide your private insurance. Abdul El-Sayed is an insult to all doctors for wanting to chop up children\u2019s body parts,\u201d Republican National Committee spokeswoman Chloe Crawford told The Daily Wire. \u201cHe will stop at nothing \u2014 even hurting little kids \u2014 in his crusade to turn America into communist China.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2212\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-12T14:10:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2212#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2212\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c\"},\"headline\":\"The Bernie Sanders Proposal Not Extreme Enough For Abdul El-Sayed\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-12T14:10:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2212\"},\"wordCount\":565,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2212#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/9ffc6aecd696ad14fd8058388434a00c.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2212#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2212\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2212\",\"name\":\"The Bernie Sanders Proposal Not Extreme Enough For Abdul El-Sayed - 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