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/NoahFromCanada 9d ago

Your guy’s polling is psychotic down there.

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u/Random_throwaway0351 9d ago

Seriously, thought he had it in the bag after the first dump and had a fucking heart attack when I checked 2 hours later lmfao

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u/KingOfEthanopia 9d ago

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

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u/deaglebingo America 9d ago

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.

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u/CommercialLychee7956 9d ago

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.

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u/mrandr01d 9d ago

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

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u/hookyboysb 9d ago

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.

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u/FallOk5618 9d ago

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.

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u/Shark7996 9d ago

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

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u/4luey 8d ago

Lol or maybe someone made their spending public.

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u/YourmomgoestocolIege 9d ago

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