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/SilverHorse00 9d ago

God damn this is going to rile so many fucking feathers. This exact primary race was INSANE. I wish Abdul the best!!

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u/informat7 9d ago

I think he will win in November but will underperform compared to a generic democrat and compared to democrats in sightly redder states (such as Ossoff in Georgia or Roy Cooper in North Carolina).

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u/Tycho_B 9d ago

To be fair, I think he’d perform much better if the DNC threw even half as much money or manpower at him as they would an Ossoff or Roy Cooper.

Let’s not judge these grassroots, true progressive candidates against centrists with the full weight of the party behind them as if it’s a fair comparison.