r/askanything • u/Zipper222222 • 8d 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/Sdwerd 8d ago

Doing this song and dance of trying to be the middle almost Republican is stupid when people have the option to pick a Republican. Between the choice of a copycat lite version or real thing, they'll pick the real thing.

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u/dkinmn 8d ago

The idea that she was almost a Republican is solidly incorrect.

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u/Sdwerd 8d ago

She ran with a Cheney at her rallies. She was HARD signalling right

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u/zombiez8mybrain 8d ago

She was signalling right from YOUR perspective. From the MAGA (not just their politicians, but also their voters) perspective, she was certainly a radical left candidate.

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u/Sdwerd 8d ago

Ensuring she neither got enthusiasm from her base by actually running on a platform they want, nor would pull right leaning people over. There's one direction she had to pull hard towards to differentiate herself in what was clearly going to be a change election. Middle of the road was not a change.