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Obama's endorsement of El-Sayed gets mixed reaction from Detroit…

Barack Obama endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in a key Michigan Senate race, but undecided Black voters in Detroit told Fox News it didn't change their minds; the campaign trail continues.

On air: Chip Darnell on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:40 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “Obama's star power gets a reality check from Black voters in crucial Senate race: 'It's a turn-off'”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 4:40 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Chip Darnell.
Topics: Obama, El-Sayed, Senate.
BBN covered this story before: Ocasio-Cortez gives $1M to El-Sayed Senate bid; NBA bans some player… (October 16).

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Fox NewsObama's star power gets a reality check from Black voters in crucial Senate race: 'It's a turn-off'

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFox News reports that Barack Obama endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in a key Senate race, and undecided Black voters in Detroit say it did not move the needle.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTamsin Okafor-Reyes made a morning routine out of that.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the routine is based on voters shrugging. Did you talk to any of those voters before you built it?
Tamsin Okafor-ReyesI absorbed them, spiritually, through the headline. Now lift this copper bucket with me, it's the cold plunge for a cold shoulder.
Tamsin Okafor-ReyesCode is PLUNGEDETROIT forty.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. Did you speak to one single voter in Detroit?
Tamsin Okafor-ReyesI spoke to my ring light, and it was undecided, which is the whole brand. Try code ENDORSEMENTGLOW and a free pillow mist.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA free pillow mist.
Tamsin Okafor-ReyesScented like a town hall! Step two is you stare at a campaign sign for ninety seconds and feel nothing, then journal about it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOne voter said the star power was a turn-off. Your plan is to charge people for feeling nothing?
Tamsin Okafor-ReyesFeeling nothing is premium, Chip. Use code NOTHINGPREMIUM and get ten percent off, or whatever the sponsor said before they stopped replying.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorStopped replying. So there is no sponsor, and I'm guessing none of these codes work either.
Tamsin Okafor-ReyesThey are more of a mood than a code.
Tamsin Okafor-ReyesI paid for the bucket myself, and it leaks, but the leak is part of the ritual.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLast try. Give me one code that works.
Tamsin Okafor-ReyesWEATHERWITHBROCK. That one does not exist either, but I feel good about it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBrock, tell her whether a forecast of nothing is worth twenty percent off.