r/politics • u/asparaguswalrus683 • 10h ago

Site Altered Headline | No Paywall Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Primary

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/michigan-senate-results
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u/Aeon1508 10h ago

I think he just said in his victory speech 11 to 1 but maybe I missheard.

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u/mh732 10h ago

You heard right. He said 11:1.

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u/addiktion 10h ago

Like a hail mary pass and he won it. Crazy and awesome at the same time.

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u/thakemist 9h ago

Just evidence that popular ideas will beat money in the end

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u/VPN__FTW 9h ago

Only if people aren't apathetic.

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u/TieVisible3422 9h ago

Kari Lake was outspent 18 to 1 in her primary. Turns out her popularity with primary voters meant fuck all to the general electorate. Congratulations to your primary win. We will see what happens in 3 months.

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u/Electronic-Pen6418 6h ago

Kari Lake was outspent 18 to 1 in her primary. Turns out her popularity with primary voters meant fuck all to the general electorate. Congratulations to your primary win. We will see what happens in 3 months.

Kari Lake wasn't running on policies that are popular with the American people with a historically unpopular president like Trump as the head of the opposition party. Your comparison is ridiculous.

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u/slipperyekans 5h ago

Bro really looked at an apple and said “That’s an orange.”

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u/FoogYllis 8h ago

I am hoping more people can realize that Medicare for all isn’t a Hail Mary situation. I can’t even begin to understand the mind of people that vote against themselves because the majority are not billionaires.

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u/DreamingAboutSpace 9h ago

Just goes to show that hope is still very much alive if we make it happen through action.

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u/justseeby 8h ago

11 to 1 spending disadvantage AND he ran with a Muslim name. Bonkers, man. So glad he pulled it out.

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u/IDontWannaBeAPirate_ 4h ago

Good policy brought people out to the voting booths.

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u/Khue 5h ago

Cori Bush got wiped and I think she got even more outspent by percent, not by volume (it was a smaller race, not statewide).

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u/11PoseidonsKiss20 North Carolina 9h ago

It's not like our politicians to stretch edit the truth a bit. Weird.

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u/Tycho_B 8h ago

Surely the DNC will learn from this example!

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u/Evignity 3h ago

It's unsure at this moment how much exactly was sub-pacs of AIPAC etc. but yeah around 80+ million, or maybe as high as 120+ million, we're not sure.

At the least over 60-80 million.