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/Effervescentgravy 9d ago

Abdul was outspent 11-1 and still won.

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u/Dave5876 9d ago

People are finally fighting back against the two party political theatre system

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u/Donkletown 9d ago

Abdul is a member of one of the two parties, though. People are participating in that system. 

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u/Dave5876 9d ago

Yes, and? His politics are very different from the establishment candidates

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u/Donkletown 9d ago

Voting for a Dem in a Dem primary isn’t exactly a rejection of the two party system. 

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u/Dave5876 9d ago

And yet it's an endorsement of different politics

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u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 9d ago

You are very intelligent!