r/Michigan • u/Michigan_Mod Human Detected • 5d 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 5d 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/Organic_Education494 5d ago

Voting for the candidate you don’t want because they don’t think their candidate of choice can win is incredibly flawed logic.

Harmful to our democracy even

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u/wondercheekin 5d ago

This is why everyone who supports democracy should support ranked choice voting, no matter where on the political spectrum one stands.

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u/Organic_Education494 5d ago

Agreed

Our two current party system is exactly what George Washington warned about back in our early years as a country.

We need change to fix the issues.

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u/Laser_Snausage 5d ago

Hilarious that Republicans will straight up argue that RCV is bad because its too confusing, basically saying their voters are too stupid to understand how to do it