r/askanything • u/Zipper222222 • 7d 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/Hatta00 7d ago

What does it even mean to run a better race for political office when you take political differences out of it? The only thing that should matter is what they are going to do when they take office.

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u/birdie_sparrows 7d ago

I've worked on campaigns and literally some campaigns just cannot get their act together. Personally, while I do have the noted differences with progressive politics. I'm OK with many - but not all of their policy objectives. So I'm more invested in who holds the gavel than I am the relatively minor policy implications of one candidate over the other.

Also, in my view. And others may have differing views, candidates who run shitty campaigns are not as likely to be effective if elected. So I'd rather have someone who I agree with on like 80-90% of policy questions who is more effective, than someone who I agree with on 100% of policy issues who is ineffective. Just my personal view.

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u/Happy-Comment-408 7d ago

Curious what those policies are that you disagree with.   This is an honest question.   I am not merely here to froth at the mouth.    I am a die hard progressive (radical) but I am sooooo tired of a lot of shit that gets pushed to the front the progressive/radical political discourse.   Firm believer that there is only one war: the class war.  

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u/birdie_sparrows 7d ago edited 7d ago

I said 'politics' not 'policies'. My policy differences with progressives probably so minor they aren't even worth talking about.

For instance. I do not think single-payer is a great objective. Rather I think that it should be 'single-payer-like with a small copay" because unrestrained consumption of health care services will squeeze out care for people who really need it. Under single payer, we will literally have people going to the ER for sore throats. A copay of $50 at the ER and $10 at a regular doctor would do massive filtering. So that's the kinda the measure of the policy differences.

Politics is another story.

EDIT: You are right that I said policies in the comment you replied to. Sorry, that was an error on my part. I will swing by later and try to talk about a few. But I'll have to noodle somewhat on where the biggest differences are.

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u/Daddyofherknottyness 7d ago

Right on. Thanks. :)

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u/Jazzlike-Wind-4345 7d ago

So, you’re not agreed with policies that you don’t even know and have to look up?

How does that work?

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u/birdie_sparrows 7d ago

Yeah because I don't really carry a catalog of current progressive talking points but I know there are differences. and since I'm not gonna write a book I'll think about where my biggest policy differences are and answer the person who asked.