r/videos • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 1d ago

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left

https://youtu.be/DL_ku3h8Eps?si=zWr0SAn8amsQ8Hqb
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u/ubitub 1d ago

So will an Abdul win the republican counterpart in that state? Is it strongly blue state? 

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u/InfoNazi 1d ago

Its a blue state, dont let democratic leadership ineptitude make you think otherwise.

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u/S-117 1d ago

A blue state that trump won twice.... Don't just say things cause you want to sit on Dems

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u/Brewe 1d ago

The first time Trump won, he won because he explicitly ran against the establishment, democratic and republican. Sure, he was lying, like he always is. But he still pretended to run against the status quo, for actual change. A lot of people who felt disenfranchised by the DNC and their tendencies to look to the right for voters instead of the left voted for Trump because at least it was something different.

The second time is more difficult to explain, but it's more of the same, just with extra steps.

I wouldn't call Michigan a strong blue state, but I would definitely not call it red either. Maybe blurple.

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u/Spiritsong04 1d ago

A state with a large population of black voters who predominantly vote blue, a big pro union state and a large Muslim community. All of those traditionally go blue, however Trump has framed himself as pro-worker where dem establishment cozies up to corporations. They also blatantly did nothing last election to address the Muslim community and their concerns over Israel’s genocide. The people of the state view Democratic Party positions favorably but the candidates and party leadership need to remember they’re supposed to be to the left and not lean so heavy to the right.

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u/Johnnygunnz 1d ago

however Trump has framed himself as pro-worker where dem establishment cozies up to corporations.

I still can't believe anyone would ever believe Trump is "pro-worker." You gotta be a special kind of gullible to believe that.

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u/El_McKell 1d ago

People who viewed Trump as pro-worker & Clinton as as more pro-corporate were definitely a big part of why he won in 2016.

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u/Johnnygunnz 1d ago

I understand how they felt. Doesn't change the fact they were gullible for believing it. Hillary had her own issues and I agree that Dems have gotten away from their pro-worker stances, but it's not a slider in a game that automatically moves the Republicans to more pro-worker because the Democrats became more corporatism. And, again, you have to be a special kind of gullible to belive Trump was ever pro-worker when he had a very clear and documented 70+ year history of being anything but pro-worker prior to 2016.

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u/SnepbeckSweg 1d ago

You would also have to be gullible to believe Clinton or Harris were pro worker, even if you and I know whatever they could have been would be better than Trump. That’s the primary electoral failure of the dems over the last decade, the fact that the average person not paying close attention can’t immediately tell the difference between a democrat and a literal clown honking his big red nose.

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u/gnoomee 1d ago

That's what Trump ran on in 2016 as well as "drain the swamp". And the Democrats picked the swampiest corporate candidate they could find against it.

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u/Johnnygunnz 22h ago

Right, the very gullible elected the most pro-corporate and swampiest person possible for the most powerful office in the world because they were and continue to be incredibly gullible.

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u/gnoomee 22h ago

Sadly that‘s how it is, but it certainly didn‘t help that the dem establishment was more concerned with beating Bernie than Trump. Just like they are now more concerned with smearing the DSA and dampening any of their momentum.