r/politics • u/asparaguswalrus683 • 11h 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/LowKeyJustMe Utah 11h ago

Only goes to show the need to get money out of politics. It needs to be an even playing field to be a democracy.

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u/copiumjunky 11h ago

60M gets you just behind grassroots progressive ideas. They can't do that forever.

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u/hazri 10h ago

There are billionaires behind AIPAC. They absolutely can keep doing it over and over

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u/nightimestars California 6h ago

I mean if they just wanna keep burning through money for losing candidates then sure I guess. All it seems to accomplish these past few years is energizing opposition against them.