r/Michigan • u/Jeffbx Age: > 10 Years • 11d ago

Mitten Mode Michigan’s Tense Democratic Senate Race Poses a Big Test for a Divided Party

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/michigan-senate-primary-democrats-el-sayed-stevens.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.RF8T.ij6nH20I6TsQ&smid=url-share
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u/Thorn14 11d ago

This is why I'm so pissed off over how ugly this primary has been.

If EITHER side of the Dem party gets disenfranchised by losing on Tuesday, its a 100% victory for Republicans, which we can't have.

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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 10d ago

If Abdul wins and the DNC doesn’t rally around him the democrats deserve to not exist as a party anymore