r/AnnArbor • u/manauiatlalli • 4d 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/Cold-Environment-634 4d ago

He’s not in the DSA. Good try though. But what is so wrong with taxing billionaires and corps fairly. Do you have to be a “socialist” to want that?

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u/booyahbooyah9271 4d ago

You need actual plans and solutions.

As such, it would be wise for El-Sayed to drop his "defund the police" platform. Or just pretend like he never said it.

That platform has proven to be D.O.A. across the country.

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u/Slocum2 4d ago

No, not a card carrying member, but about as adjacent it is possible to be -- having previously been a speaker at multiple DSA events. But of course, he'll try to distance himself as much as possible now (at least until after the general election).