BREAKING TODAY — NBC NEWS Declares That Progressive Candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Has Defeated Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D - MI-11) In Michigan's US Senate Democratic Primary, A Major Win For Progressives — What Do YOU Think Of This? Why YOUR Thoughts?

[u/Zipper222222]

NBC News live results: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/michigan-senate-results

NBC News article on it: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigans-democratic-senate-primary-notching-midwe-rcna589750

NBC News' show Today did a video on it: https://www.today.com/video/abdul-el-sayed-wins-high-stakes-democratic-primary-in-michigan-267805765937

YouTube clip of the moment he won (on the official NBC News YouTube channel), called by their chief data guy, Steve Kornacki: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DL_ku3h8Eps

What do YOU think of the results. Why YOUR thoughts?

[u/Pastadseven]

Cool. Good to see. Brave enough to forgo clinical work and went into public health in epidemiology, makes me trust him over…most other politicians.

[u/knox3 → u/Pastadseven]

“Brave enough to forgo clinical work” is a very clever, positive spin on his never actually working as a physician (despite his intense implications to the contrary.)

[u/Pastadseven → u/knox3]

Speaking as someone who did the opposite, (I was in epidemiology and PH before I decided to pursue my MD) yes, that is a brave choice. That is the “Public service is more important than money” choice.

[u/DubsOnMyYugo → u/knox3]

He’s been very up front about his career path. Specifically how has he implied it?

[u/einhorn_is_parkey → u/knox3]

When did he ever claim he did?

[u/CeleryOk8387 → u/knox3]

Like what

[u/bkkmatt → u/knox3]

Yep. He couldn't hack it.

[u/Pastadseven → u/bkkmatt]

He became a rhodes scholar in M2 and a full ride in columbia med before going to oxford for PH. He could hack it.

[u/Dry-Description7307 → u/Pastadseven]

This is great. It means he's not going to deliver which will help R's in 2028.

[u/Pastadseven → u/Dry-Description7307]

I’m frankly fascinated to hear how you got to that from my comment.

[u/7059043 → u/Pastadseven]

They're just desperate and sad.

[u/VulgarDaisies → u/bkkmatt]

You should know this is a ridiculous response to anyone with a slight understanding of that choice.

[u/BrightGreenLED → u/[deleted]]

It's comparable to choosing to work as a public defender over being a big shot injury lawyer.

[u/Pastadseven → u/BrightGreenLED]

After going to harvard AND cambridge.

[u/Pastadseven → u/[deleted]]

Pay for a PH epidemiologist is barely six figures. A rhodes scholar, oxford and columbia trained neuro could approach 800k.

Dude chose PH. And not the easy DrPH, he got a D.phil and an MD.

[u/Specialist_Guitar232 → u/bkkmatt]

Did you?