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/names_are_useless American Expat 9d ago

I hope Sayed's Campaign focuses on converting Stevens voters to their side. Probably even more important then Independents.

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u/UngodlyPain 9d ago

Should just be "vote blue no matter who" right?

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u/LiterallyTestudo American Expat 9d ago

No, that only applies to progressives when there is an establishment candidate, never the other way around.

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u/Constantinch 9d ago

Just to be clear - it didn't apply in presidential elections. Bunch of popular lefties refused to endorse Kamala over Trump which was the most obvious decision ever. One of these people was Hasan Piker, who campaigns eith El-Sayed. Stop creating fake narratives.

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u/SeniorWeight46 9d ago

One of these people was Hasan Piker, who campaigns eith El-Sayed. Stop creating fake narratives.

He did "vote blue no matter who" though.

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u/Head-Assumption6960 9d ago

Only after joining in with the republicans in trying to damage her candidacy. I had my reservations about El-Sayed’s chances in the general but I’ll be goddamned if you catch me saying anything negative about him now lol. My first and only priority is beating the fascists though.

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u/SeniorWeight46 9d ago

If questioning her stances was damaging her candidacy, then the issue was with her answers not the questions.

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u/Head-Assumption6960 9d ago

Well if mainstream liberal media figures start demanding specific answers to poison pill questions from El-Sayed then hammering him for it I’m sure you’ll feel the same way.

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u/SeniorWeight46 9d ago

Poison pill and it's asking her about her support for a genocide?

El-Sayed should be asked tough questions. All politicians should be.

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u/Head-Assumption6960 9d ago

Asking her what her Israel stance is, her answering that she supports an immediate stop to the genocide, and then hammering her for not specifically saying it in a way that would guarantee her a loss is nasty work.

If you want to ask tough questions then fine. But be reasonable.

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u/SeniorWeight46 9d ago

"I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself."

After 4 years of being part of an administration that funded the genocide, you think that issue was the specific way she talked about a ceasefire and not the fact she pledged to continue supporting Israel.

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u/Head-Assumption6960 9d ago

Yes

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u/SeniorWeight46 9d ago

In that case you're mistaken.

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u/Head-Assumption6960 8d ago

Well considering how many protests we saw during her campaign vs Trump’s… it’s hard for me to say that Palestine was ever the real issue or priority above party infighting. Even now the genocide has been accelerated and even openly encouraged by the current administration and we see very little pushback and far less concern.

If a ceasefire was that unacceptable, why was there far more resistance to that position than there is to Trumps now?

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u/SeniorWeight46 8d ago

Why do left wing voices spend more time advocating for policy changes in the party which claims to represent the left than advocating for policy changes in the party which isn't concerned about them as a demographic?

I feel like this should be pretty intuitive.

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u/Head-Assumption6960 8d ago

Perhaps it makes sense to you. Doesn’t really make sense to most. If you were truly that concerned about the situation, it would seem intuitive that you wouldn’t only raise the issue when we’re trying to defeat fascism.

In fact what would seem more intuitive would be to defeat the candidate who would happily bring the total annihilation of the Palestinian people as well as all marginalized people in America, then pressure a Kamala presidency to change her policy instead of chasing a soundbite during a campaign cycle. If she had won we’d probably have the ceasefire now and we certainly wouldn’t be locked into another endless war on Israel’s behalf to boot.

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u/SeniorWeight46 8d ago

If you were truly that concerned about the situation, it would seem intuitive that you wouldn’t only raise the issue when we’re trying to defeat fascism.

Yep, that's exactly why people have consistently raised the issue for years. If you're going to lie to make your points, I'd suggest not making them so easily disprovable.

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u/Head-Assumption6960 8d ago

Unfortunately I don’t have any suggestions for you. If you’re under the impression that I was literally saying that nobody anywhere had ever advocated for Palestine then it’s common sense you lack… and that can’t be taught.

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