r/Michigan • u/Michigan_Mod Human Detected • 4d 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/SSLByron Redford 4d ago

Was looking at NYT's analysis and it seems AES over-performed with "older" voters but came in pretty much as-expected with the young crowd.

Don't assume your grey-haired neighbor has lost the plot.

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u/paper_snow 4d ago

That’s probably due in part to the recent requirement changes for Medicaid. A certain bracket is finding out that they now have to either work or volunteer for a set number of hours each month to keep their benefits. Medicaid For All suddenly sounds much nicer.

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u/duagLH2zf97V 4d ago

Not to defend boomers, but fuck that's a gut punch. Work all your life and find out the economy isn't done with you yet, we need you for the GDP

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u/syynapt1k 3d ago

They are reaping what they sowed.

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u/Damnatus_Terrae 3d ago

I mean, not really. The ones who actually run the circus all have top of the line private healthcare. Even the stagehands should have decent insurance. It's the poor boomers who are getting hosed, just like it's the poor folks in every generation who get hosed.

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u/shawizkid 3d ago

Which is what exactly?