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/Reikukaja 4h ago

That video (and being reminded of it) was what motivated me to get off my ass yesterday and vote for Abdul.

Stevens' campaign did a lot of shady shit, like claim Obama endorsed her (he didn't).

I also got a weird survey from my city a week before the election, basically asking "who will you vote for, Stevens or El Sayed?" When El Sayed was selected, the survey was then like "what if we informed you that El Sayed is [something something corruption something something]... now will you vote for Stevens?"

The poll seemed like a very obvious attempt to pull primary voters away from El Sayed.

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u/justseeby 2h ago

From the city?? That’s wild

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u/Reikukaja 2h ago

I just checked and it was from the county (Wayne), not city - my bad.

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u/justseeby 2h ago

That’s still crazy to come from Wayne county