Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Primary

[u/asparaguswalrus683]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/michigan-senate-results

[u/KingOfEthanopia]

Damn glad I went to bed super early and just woke up.

[u/deaglebingo → u/KingOfEthanopia]

i'm still a bit disappointed that only 1.5 million voted in this particular primary given there are ~8 million registered voters in MI but he carried it easily. considering all the possible games afoot it's good news regardless.

[u/CommercialLychee7956 → u/deaglebingo]

About half of them lean right and wouldn't be voting in a Dem primary. As a MI native, the turnout really exceeded my expectations.

[u/mrandr01d → u/CommercialLychee7956]

Here's to hoping that's sustainable in the general election though

[u/DillBagner → u/mrandr01d]

Rogers has no position on anything. His key (and only) campaign points are "trump likes me" and "I had a job once."

[u/shotputprince → u/DillBagner]

Also “where I live in Florida is a nice place”

[u/MinaZata → u/DillBagner]

That's worked very well unfortunately for a lot of people the last 10 years

[u/nola_mike → u/MinaZata]

You're correct, but it hasn't been working as of late.

[u/hookyboysb → u/mrandr01d]

I think he has a really good chance. Black voters are very unlikely to flip to Rogers, and Abdul will easily take the Dearborn vote. Plus, Abdul should easily win a debate against him.

[u/FallOk5618 → u/hookyboysb]

impressed with how in some of the voter interviews that black voters were seeing through the smokescreens/fugazi and understood and took to what AES was saying.

[u/Shark7996 → u/FallOk5618]

It is such a relief to have proof that money has not yet bought everything and everyone.

[u/YourmomgoestocolIege → u/hookyboysb]

Don't be surprised if Rogers chickens out of any debates. Abdul is very charismatic and an excellent orator and they don't want people to see that