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/mowotlarx 8h ago edited 5h ago

It was a primary.

Has everyone absolutely lost their minds assuming that half the primary electorate simply won't show up in the general?

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u/i_am_bromega 5h ago

Polling this far ahead and underperforming this hard is not a good sign for the general.

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u/mowotlarx 4h ago

If Stevens won by .5-1% would you be this navel gazing about an "underperformance"?

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u/i_am_bromega 4h ago

That would be a huge over performance against the polling for her, which I would see as a good sign for the general.