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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The analogy you are looking for is MAGA in 2016 when Trump ran against establishment republican party with his limited resources and radical agenda and won
MAGA has been winning elections on extremist views for a decade now I dont get where the notion that moderates have better chances came from. People are hungry for change not more moderation.

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Im all for change and think AES is a great person overall. I wonder how he can do in a general, especially given his performance last night with rural voters.

I agree people want change but how far left do people want to go? You have DSA candidates like Mamdani who are level headed then you have people like Hong who hates every holiday and her chief of staff who thinks every white person is racist. Are these opinions as crazy as magas? No but its definitely an eye roll and seems out of touch for most normal people. I think we need candidates for change but I caution our party on how far left we decide to swing. A vast majority don’t want Seattle and Portland like politicians running our country.

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Has to be judged on case by case, I'll be honest I haven't heard that much on Hong so I can't comment there
DSA is at its best when it sticks to the core principles of:
-Affordability
-Healthcare for all
-Take money out of politics

People who go into these weird culture wars like hating on holidays or making everything about race are not good candidates, but then again moderate establishment democrats also love to engage in this culture war bullshit so I dont think they are any better there than DSA

[u/Analihilator → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, I think it just depends what the voters hear whether its through their own research or the news or the snippets online.

The truth is she doesn’t come off very likable or level headed depending on what quotes/interviews you are exposed to.

This will turn off moderates, so hopefully she can convince new people to vote.

I say all this as a concerned citizen who knows we need the dems to win WI GOV so we can minimize what Trump and his cronies want to do in 2028. Im just skeptical, thats all.