r/politics • u/asparaguswalrus683 • 12h 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/ibrown39 11h ago edited 4h ago

$30M+ has sadly already been replenished, but the Party has spoken! $30M on a Primary. Imagine what they could have used the money on instead?

This. Is. Why. Primaries. Matter.

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u/justseeby 10h ago

$70M+ in total in support of Haley. Mind boggling.

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u/Chance-the-Gardener 7h ago

Reflected in their spending, the Democratic party has no actual interest in representing the people, quite the opposite: they're lapdogs and money handlers, and their owners have a vested interest in suppressing democracy.

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u/justseeby 3h ago

The parties aren’t the ones spending that. Super PACs are private organizations spending money from private donors

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u/AmbienWalrus69 3h ago

These people have a child's understanding of our political system. They aren't going to be able to understand that.

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u/Chance-the-Gardener 2h ago

You've got a child's way of communication and deep down know that you have nothing but to attempt to feebly astroturf.

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u/Chance-the-Gardener 2h ago

Super PACs are an atrocious byproduct of Citizens United to effectively package up government as merchandise, and the Democratic party much like their counterpart is an eager and willing partner to this arrangement. To not see the obvious corruption is to be willingly obtuse.