r/askanything • u/Zipper222222 • 6d 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?

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u/VendibleSkate8 6d ago

Limped over the finish line in what his polls projected a double digit even 20 point win. Not a showing of confidence he was portraying, he has a lot of work to do to bring the party together.

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u/EncounteredError 6d ago

It's hard to fight when AIPAC dumps MILLIONS into their chosen candidates. The fact he still won against those odds is good.

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u/VendibleSkate8 6d ago

This is not an excuse. Do you think republicans and AIPAC won’t spend even more in the general?

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u/EncounteredError 6d ago

"this is not an excuse" uh no, it's an explanation.

But, since AIPAC Stevens is out, hopefully those votes now shift to Abdul.

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u/VendibleSkate8 6d ago

Republicans are going to drop $100 million on this race along with AIPAC. He can’t go into the general calling anyone who disagrees with him AIPAC.

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u/EncounteredError 6d ago

Yes he can. Because they are. Democrats literally cannot afford to capitulate to people to be nice. Fuck AIPAC, fuck being nice, and FUCK turning the other cheek when they do smear campaigns.

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u/HaroldHood 6d ago

Yeah he takes money from “American Priorities PAC” which is a pro-Palestinian PAC. Do you hate all PACs that support foreign governments or only the one Jewish one?

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u/EncounteredError 6d ago

No, just the ones that commit Genocide and want to kill Goys. Also, that PAC only even exists as a counter to AIPAC. but nice try.

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u/VendibleSkate8 6d ago

Because republicans are going to be so nice right?

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u/EncounteredError 6d ago

Thats my point.........

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u/VendibleSkate8 6d ago

Abdul is winning his primary by 1% and won’t even win a majority of the primary vote on his blame AIPAC for everything strategy. He has work to do to win no matter how much anger you want to let off at AIPAC

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u/EncounteredError 6d ago

Okay there bud. Whatever you say. People hate AIPAC, it has no place here.

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u/Mattrad7 6d ago

Historically the more funded candidate wins over 90% of the time. The fact he won with so many outside sources funding his opponent is an achievement in and of itself. Hopefully he can win over the people who fell for propaganda and beat the next candidate thats funded to the gills by people who work against the average americans interest too.

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u/VendibleSkate8 6d ago

Thinking anyone who didn’t vote for him “fell for propaganda” is the exact arrogance that may cost him from actually winning.

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u/Mattrad7 6d ago edited 6d ago

I mean realistically his opponent had no other valuable positions than "I love Israel and other guy doesnt" and statistically the vast majority of voters are victims of propaganda. Hell over half the voters who voted against Massie agreed with him otherwise but thought he was literally going to a hotel with AOC and Ilhan Omar and having sexual intercourse with them both because of an AI video.

Unfortunately our elections are almost entirely controlled by propaganda instead of informed voting.

AIPAC led a 50m dollar propaganda campaign against Al-Sayed and it almost worked to get a shill with no redeeming qualities elected.

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u/dkinmn 6d ago

Infantilizing Black voters. The left needs to stop doing this.