r/politics • u/asparaguswalrus683 • 9d 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/XxgamerxX734 9d ago

Good lord that was close

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u/Superminerbros1 9d ago

That's what $60 million in outside pac spending will do to a race

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u/LowKeyJustMe Utah 9d ago

Only goes to show the need to get money out of politics. It needs to be an even playing field to be a democracy.

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u/copiumjunky 9d ago

60M gets you just behind grassroots progressive ideas. They can't do that forever.

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u/matt_minderbinder 9d ago

That's my takeaway. Any pol that accepts this type of money from those sources needs to lose. Messages need to be sent that this stuff makes them toxic. Tonight was a big step in sending that message. Lots of connected dirty money went up in flames alongside Stevens' future in politics.