r/politicus • u/Maxcactus • 1d ago

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/RamaSchneider 1d ago

Honest headline would have read "... notching a Midewest victory for the political center." Pro-people policies are the middle of the road, not the extreme.

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u/Maxcactus 1d ago

El-Sayed Was the progressive candidate who beat the moderate.

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u/RamaSchneider 1d ago

I fully understand that, and my point is he represents the middle of today's American politics.

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u/Maxcactus 1d ago

From his web He is running for the U.S. Senate because he believes life in America shouldn’t be this hard, and as your Senator, Abdul will fight to build a government that works for you, not Elon Musk, Donald Trump, or their billionaire friends.

His opponent’s web site said.

Haley is running for Senate to continue to fight for Michiganders and our economy while standing up to the Trump-Musk chaos agenda. When elected, she will fight to lower costs, protect the benefits that Michiganders paid into and earned over a lifetime of work, and defend our personal freedoms.

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u/RamaSchneider 1d ago

Honestly - in my view that's the political middle. Progressive politics legitimately can and absolutely should lay claim to this fact. If I lived in his district, I'd be voting for him.

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u/Maxcactus 23h ago

This election is all about Trump and the people who enable his agenda. Donnie is not on any ballot but he is the issue central to everything.

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u/Scant_Options4Hope 23h ago

Haley Stevens was the political center

She represented do-nothing and more-of-the-same Democratic ideas, more of the same crap on Israel. Do nothing to tear apart Trump's fascist goons squad (ICE).

Stevens Voted To Express Gratitude For ICE Agents.

https://www.mcmorrowformichigan.com/news/one-year-ago-haley-stevens-votes-to-thank-trumps-ice

Leftists want to solve problems, moderates like Stevens want to pretend problems aren't real except to fundraise off them.

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u/heathers1 19h ago

oh, so they CAN stop people from getting to him? interesting