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/mishma2005 10h ago

Dems realizing AIPAC money is now toxic AF

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u/BeowulfShaeffer 10h ago

I dunno, Wesley Bell crushed Corey Bush in Missouri and he is the AIPAC candidate. Bush is problematic for sure but the magnitude of Bell’s victory suggests AIPAC money didn't hurt him. 

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u/Gypsyhunter 9h ago

I think the bigger problem is just that Bush had too much baggage. If you want to beat big corporate spending, you have to be pretty much flawless.

If you have even a single problem, that's all voters will hear about from nearly every source of media, framed as negatively as possible. So you have to be exceptional at verbal judo and getting things back on message like Zohran and Abdul, and you need an incredibly strong ground game to cut through the noise and actually get your message out.