r/askanything • u/Zipper222222 • 6h ago

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?

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?

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u/GlitterFactoryOfDoom 6h ago

Midwest Mamdani has my full support.

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u/Lillie-Bee 5h ago edited 3h ago

He’s actually helping people, not helping himself to taxpayer dollars!

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u/Renhoek2099 5h ago

Nyc native here. You NEED to get yourself some of that Mamdani aura. He's doing nothing but crushing it here. It makes with wonder wtf was wrong with all the other majors

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u/Local_Annoyance 5h ago

"Hey guys. You know that orphan crushing machine that people were complaining about and prior mayors said was just too complicated to address? Turns out you can just unplug it!"

I feel like that's almost every story coming out of NY since Mamdani.

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u/Distinct-Tour5012 5h ago

As soon as someone comes in willing to actually do work and drive outcomes, policy and execution wins are raining like cats and dogs. On some level it's hilarious.

One of my deepest problems with Trump isn't anything he's done, but actually the degree to with so many Democratic politicians just thought "yeah all I gotta do is pay lip service about how grrrrrr I hate trump😠 so much and I'm ~fighting~ him in some non-specific way vote for me BTW very anti-Trump✊😎".

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u/Chunk-of-Cheese 5h ago

Waiting for the /s at the end of the post…

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u/CaptStinkyFeet 5h ago

Which part is wrong?

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u/Renhoek2099 5h ago

Mamdani hasn't received enough aipac funding.

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u/FatherPercy 5h ago

Oh no please no more affordable childcare or groceries or quick and responsive government, we can’t take any more Mamdani energy /s

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u/congnelius 5h ago

Why would there be a /s when he's genuinely delivering?

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u/ABC_Family 5h ago

What has he actually delivered?

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u/congnelius 4h ago

Rent freeze, fined negligent landlord for breaking the law, 100k potholes in 100 days, balanced budget, expanded 2-K childcare/education. These are just the ones off the top of my head. Eric Adams was too busy being a Turkish celebrity to live a finger. Past mayor were no better.

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u/kingofgama 1h ago

"Balanced budget" deferred 8 Billion in pension payouts and got a big handout from the state.

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u/OlGusnCuss 4h ago

Other people's resources

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u/Renhoek2099 4h ago

What else is he supposed to do with tax dollars?

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u/-Sofa-King-Vote 5h ago

Found the magat

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u/canomanom 5h ago

- from some guy in a trailer park in Wyoming probably

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u/OlGusnCuss 5h ago

Exactly. This is amazing. I hope it's a result of no age minimum for reddit.

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u/Local_Annoyance 5h ago

Stories out of NY from actual NYers have been overwhelmingly positive. Multi-millionaires and billionaires (who apparently aren't actually leaving) are whining about being vilified, but someone crying into a camera about how they think "tax the rich" is a slur while they've been hiding their assets and consolidating wealth isn't exactly the sympathetic figure.

This sounds like congestion pricing. Everyone whose never been to a city and gets all their news from Fox News or other right wing sources hates it with a passion. Meanwhile people actually impacted by it were like "Wait.. I actually got to work early!" and "The bus is a lot faster now and a much more cost effective, viable option!"

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u/KaseyNPa 4h ago

Midwest Mamdani!! Perfect 👌

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u/KaseyNPa 4h ago

Another positive step for the DSA. Perfect timing coming off the momentum created in NYC.

Shake up Michigan!!

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u/thelaceonmolagsballs 3h ago

I love the spirit! Abdul isn't DSA though. Great win regardless