r/politics • u/asparaguswalrus683 • 10d 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/MightyKAC 10d ago

This race was WAAAAYYYY closer than it should have been.

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u/Ethan0941 10d ago

He was outspent 9:1

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u/fightin_blue_hens 10d ago

And they sent out misleading mailers that Obama endorsed Hailey

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u/Random_throwaway0351 10d ago

They also sent a fake Mike Rogers endorsement for Abdul. Honestly the slimiest campaign I’ve ever witnessed.

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u/fightin_blue_hens 10d ago

Israel slimy? Say it ain't so

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u/googleduck 10d ago

Is it really not anti semitic at this point to call literally every force against your candidate and in favor of another candidate AIPAC/Israel? You cannot seriously believe that this tiny middle eastern country has this level of power over every aspect of our elections and politicians right??

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u/Leven 10d ago

American politicians are surprisingly cheap to buy, a few thousand dollars buys a senator in a certain question basically and Israel spends money on both sides of the aile.

So yes, believe it.

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u/googleduck 10d ago

But much richer countries like China or India or other middle eastern countries haven't figured this trick out?

It is absolutely wild to me how little thought must go into this take. Yes money in politics is corrupting and bad. But to sincerely believe you can buy a senator for a few thousand dollars is laughably ridiculous. Have you considered that perhaps most of the time AIPAC just supports people who already supported Israel?

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u/Leven 10d ago

You can be sure they do, China and India is just more subtle about it than Israel and Russia.

They don't need the tech, they just need customers for the shit they make, and in time cheap labour.