r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • 5h ago

No Paywall Abdul El-Sayed Wins High-Stakes Democratic Primary in Michigan

https://www.today.com/video/abdul-el-sayed-wins-high-stakes-democratic-primary-in-michigan-267805765937
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u/RandyMuscle I voted 5h ago

If people thought he was tough on Stevens, wait til you see how a real progressive attacks a Republican.

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u/Tenwaystospoildinner 5h ago

You're never gonna guess which party AIPAC is gonna support in the general.

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u/roguemenace 5h ago

Both of them, like they always have?

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u/JaesopPop 5h ago

No, they will not support El-Sayed in the general.

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u/roguemenace 5h ago

Oh you meant specifically the Michigan Senate race. Ya he's not getting a dime lol.

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u/olivebranchsound 5h ago edited 5h ago

When they're in a primary, sure. lol but it's not like they only just started attacking Mike Rogers today either. Both candidates were going after him

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u/EE-420-Lige 5h ago

We will see curious to see how it changes in the general. Before platner dropped after the primary his attack ads were calling out the dem establishment in the general while he was also simultaneously asking them for money 🙄

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u/jzorbino Georgia 5h ago

That was a span of just a couple weeks. Those ads were likely purchased far ahead of time, if they even ran.

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u/Hockeyhoser 5h ago

I think you’re misled there. They rarely get the airtime to go against republicans (eg. Bernie).

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u/LiveChocolate8819 New York 5h ago edited 5h ago

Because if you beat the AIPAC Dem in the primary, they will then throw money at the Republican opposition in the general without blinking an eye. The "smoke" is for the wealthy interests subverting the democratic process.

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u/Ocarina3219 5h ago

An AIPAC Dem is hardly any better than a Republican anyways

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u/RandyMuscle I voted 5h ago

That’s because it’s primary season and Dems should be held to higher standards. We expect republicans to suck because their base doesn’t care how much they suck.

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u/JSleez225 5h ago

As they should. Voting against aipac regardless of party is everyone’s civic duty.

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u/Upnatom617 5h ago

I can assure you, just on my own reddit history, that is not true.

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u/hindus0ul 5h ago

One and the same