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NEW: A post-race memo titled "The New Way To Win" from Abdul for Senate leadership @aliakapasi @MRG_Strat lays out exactly how @AbdulElSayed overcame being outspent by hundreds of millions to become Michigan's next United States Senator. Read more for how the Abdul campaign won the attention economy, let Abdul be Abdul, made enormous gains in rural Michigan, and expanded Abdul's appeal not by moderating, but by doubling down on the populist message that won the primary. "BOTTOM LINE: For years, Democrats have followed a playbook for winning elections. Conventional, mainstream candidates pivot straight to the center after a primary. Abdul won and won big because he was the exact same candidate on the day he launched his campaign as he was 565 days later when he won. "He talked about big, bold solutions to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All. He did not cave to demands from Washington and the establishment to become a cookie-cutter, status quo Democrat who shied away from any environment that carried risk." "That kind of campaign would never have won the most expensive Democratic primary in American history, and it would never have overcome hundreds of millions in vicious, dog-whistle, fearmongering attack ads." "Abdul won because he was himself, because this campaign was unflinching in leveraging his authenticity on every single platform and in every single arena." "That is how the MANY beat the MONEY." abdulforsenate.com/2026/11/t…