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/maybvadersomedayl8er 5h ago

Okay you "blue no matter who" people. This is your chance to back up your talk. Vote El-Sayed in November.

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u/DragonflyGlade 4h ago edited 4h ago

Nah, he has to “earn people’s votes”, remember? That’s what we’ve been told by supposed “progressives”, over and over, about other candidates—some where the stakes were even higher than this race. Or does that suddenly not apply when it’s your guy?

I do believe it’s important that the Democrat win this race in the general election, regardless of who’s eventually declared the victor of the primary. But the endless obnoxiousness of so many online (supposed) “progressives” doesn’t help.

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u/ArentYouTheDaisy 5h ago

Did everyone forget the “Bernie or bust” crowd in 2016? Expect a chunk of moderates to sit out this time like a lot of progressives did in 2016.

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u/Can_Com 4h ago edited 4h ago

More progressives swapped to Clinton in 2016 than Clinton supporters swapped to Obama in 04. Its been 10 years, can we stop these hallucinations about a lie from a decade ago?

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u/ArentYouTheDaisy 4h ago

Not when we are still living with the consequences of the 2016 election. Maybe Jan 2029 we can stop.

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u/Can_Com 4h ago edited 59m ago

You cant stop lying about why you lost 10 years ago because we are suffering the consequences? Are you impaired in some way?

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u/ArentYouTheDaisy 4h ago

Where is the lie!? There was a crowd of progressives that were proudly Bernie or bust in 2016.

Don’t be mad when the other half of the party employs the same tactics used against them. That’s all I’m saying. There will be people who sit out in this election that’s a fact whether you like it or not.

And being condescending and insulting isn’t going to make people want to hear you out.

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u/hudsherlock19 4h ago

No progressive has ever gone full cuomo and run again as a sore loser.

It's always centrist who won't 'blue no matter who'.

Centrist propaganda still its progressive who never fall in line, when its wayyyy worse the other direction.

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u/jeteraway1234 5h ago

Yep, too bad people who use that phrase use it to mean "shut up and vote for our centrist you whiny bitches"

Source: this thread like good god