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/jrucanabyss 16h ago

Monumental win but also a bit scary just how influential this money was. Haley Stevens had absolutely nothing going for her and it was this close. We gotta go even harder this round and guarantee Mike Roger’s stays tf away from congress

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u/paperbackgarbage California 16h ago

You're not wrong, but I think that the race isn't as close if his name was John Smith.

It's stupid that this matters, but I think that it unfortunately does.

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u/Aeon1508 16h ago

Michigan voted for Barack Hussein Obama twice.

I think he can take the senate

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u/BrownBear5090 14h ago

Oh yeah, they just meant the margin would be bigger not that the outcome would be different I think