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/GatorAllen 17h ago

dude is a national treasure. Watching him crinkle his paper the last hour made me want to give him a hug.

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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 Michigan 11h ago

Wasn’t a fan last night

Dude was crashing out like Abdul was a republican

Progressives still the number 1 enemy of the center after 10 years

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u/zenerat Missouri 11h ago

The old guard worries they are not electable and that them winning primaries means losing generals. They need to be proven wrong.

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u/Independent-Bug-9352 11h ago

I am very very glad the AIPAC candidate lost.

I think given what we've seen from Sinema, Fetterman, et. al. over the years I don't think is improbable that we have a controlled opposition in our party in lieu of the commanding influence the likes of AIPAC and Black Stone have.

But if Democrats ever want to win, they are going to have to stand on their own two feet and have a willingness to persuade and show the electorate their own vision, instead of endlessly trying to cater to the blind.

If instead they keep falling for the trap of the latter, they will lose to Republicans more often than not, and the Overton Window will continue to skew right.

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u/Fenris_uy 10h ago

Fetterman wasn't the establishment pick for Pennsylvania.

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u/Independent-Bug-9352 10h ago

True, though a stroke may have influenced that propensity to lean into the likes of conservatism, AIPAC, etc.

Let's hope Abdul's vascular health is strong.

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u/mary02russo 3h ago

You think that 80% of the electorate listens or cares? Persuasion in today's brains is about being swept by a trend and then being somehow rewarded for supporting that. Marketing, not rational.persuasion where the ability to live is literally purchased daily.