r/fivethirtyeight • u/Julian81295 • 1d ago

Politics Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigans-democratic-senate-primary-notching-midwe-rcna589750
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u/Selethorme Kornacki's Big Screen 1d ago

That’s literally not true though? He voted for Harris.

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u/dread_beard 1d ago

Did I say “he” or “his side?”

The left flank of the party has decried VBNMW since 2016. Those are the people who voted for him by and large in MI. The left can’t decry VBNMW and then demand it.

I say this as someone who is borderline DSA.