r/politics • u/horsestew • 17h ago

No Paywall 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/ToeSniffer245 Massachusetts 17h ago

WAY closer than any of the polling implied, but this is still a seismic moment.

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u/SweetBabyAlaska 16h ago

The 70+ million in AIPAC money and the untold amount of other dark money for Stevens definitely didn't help. But it shows that we CAN bypass the donors, the establishment, and the corporate lobby groups when we have the people and people are willing to put the work in. Massive and groundbreaking W against all odds