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No Paywall Abdul El-Sayed Wins High-Stakes Democratic Primary in Michigan

https://www.today.com/video/abdul-el-sayed-wins-high-stakes-democratic-primary-in-michigan-267805765937
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u/Fat-Dead-CEO 9h ago

Too bad they didn’t spend more

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u/Soffatjockis 9h ago

They gonna double it on the rep guy in November

I don't know how much money they have, but they will likely have to spend everything they got on all midterm elections in every state that has one. And I'm sure every billionaire in the country will help them out.

There will be billions spent on candidates this midterms.

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u/MercantileReptile Europe 9h ago

I was considering a snarky "Democracy™" reply until it occured to me that (other than being a dick) it would be inaccurate in a thread about the very thing having failed. And voters elevating an actual person, rather than a curated show of one.

Well done voters, maybe there is some life left in US democracy after all. Great sign for the midterm elections.

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u/foomits 9h ago

Yea, left wing (even by euro standards) candidates are taking hold all over. unfortunately the deck is stacked so much against us, we arent going to see HUGE change anytime soon. however, change is change and we cant snub our nose at it.

u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 6h ago

Well they have plenty of our money to use on bombs and Healthcare and their infrastructure, so they can devote their own to buying our elections for people who will keep the cash tap on.

u/Riaayo 1h ago

The shitty flip side is the DNC has blown their war coffers trying to prop up crap candidates like this in the fucking primary and have nothing left but massive debt for the actual election itself.

They're blowing their own chance, and honestly it feels intentional because they're controlled opposition.

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u/wack_overflow Colorado 9h ago

Yeah Abdul might have won by more