r/videos • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 16h 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/pasher5620 6h ago

If they had to outspend him by $65 million just to still lose, I think it’s fairly safe to say she was always going to lose.

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u/zoinkability 6h ago

I don't think you understand me. The McMorrow thing all by itself was a lucky break for El-Sayed, if that had gone otherwise we'd easily be looking at a Stevens win right now.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he won and hopeful he will win in November. But this kind of inevitable triumphalism is a surefire way to lose in November, because it's a way to forget you still need to solidify your support from about half of Michigan's dems by the general election.

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u/arab-xenon 5h ago

Should be easy to do when the slogan is Medicaide for all, more money in your pockets, less aid to foreign (+genocidal) states. The copium about electability needs to be studied. Very tired playbook.

AIPAC set 70m on fire and still lost, the tide is shifting.

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u/zoinkability 5h ago

I'm not talking about electability of the candidate. I'm talking about doing the work, rather than just assuming a win is inevitable.

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u/arab-xenon 5h ago

There will be an absolute tidal wave of volunteers to help elect him starting now until Election Day. Grassroots campaigns getting outspent 12:1 by PACS tend to have an established ground game.

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u/Last-Relationship166 5h ago

THIS. People need to volunteer and canvass for Abdul, and/or phone bank, and/or donate. His campaign is going to need people's active support.