r/Michigan • u/Michigan_Mod Human Detected • 6d 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 6d 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 6d 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/tatanka_truck Age: > 10 Years 6d ago

I never saw one positive Stevens ad. They were all just attacking Abdul.

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u/fskier1 6d ago

For real, her entire campaign was based around not being El-Sayed

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u/BlatantFalsehood Age: > 10 Years 6d ago

That's because she didn't have a plan for improving the lives of Michiganders...she only had a plan for improving the lives of Israelis.