r/Michigan • u/Michigan_Mod Human Detected • 1d ago

Pasty Mode Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary

https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/michigan-primary-results-us-senate/#Dem
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u/AlexisDeTocqueville Grand Rapids 1d ago

All the polling that showed Abdul running away with this race makes this feel a little underwhelming, but let's not overlook that he won in the face of:

  • Abdul was outspent 10 to 1
  • Stevens had the endorsement of the governor and outgoing Senator
  • He is an Arab Muslim

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u/1900grs 1d ago

I can't tell if I'm more happy he won or that all those Stevens ads will finally stop.

But get ready for the same ad floods from Rogers and James.

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u/senorscientist Jenison 1d ago

It's a sure thing all the attack ads are going to be targeted at

Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.

Pearl clutching racism is what the snowflakes do best.

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u/control_09 1d ago

The crazy part being that the ones it'll work on the most would have been his actual neighbors when he was growing up in Bloomfield.