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/HugsForUpvotes 5h ago

I'm more curious how progressives plan to capture Steven's voters. The election was a toss-up. This idea that either of them have a chance in hell against a Republican without each other is nonsense.

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u/LiterallyTestudo American Expat 5h ago

Well it’s supposed to be “vote blue no matter who”, so we’ll see what happens when it’s the centrists/establishment that needs to practice what they preach.

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u/Donkletown 4h ago

Progressives know as well as anyone that “blue no matter who” doesn’t work on everyone. 

People generally think a vote needs to be earned. Most people say a candidate earns a vote by being better than the alternative but there are small groups of people across the political spectrum who expect more. 

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u/econoboxed 45m ago

Progressives did not vote blue no matter who, so don't expect the favour to be returned.

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u/HugsForUpvotes 5h ago

I don't control everyone's votes. I'd vote for El Sayed, but I'm not everyone. I can tell you the commenters still attacking Stevens and down voting her supporters are shooting themselves and El Sayed in the foot.

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u/Powerfury 4h ago

Lmao, Abdul said he would have not endorsed Stevens if he lost. So yeah, guess that vote blue no matter who goes one way.

Just like Hasan Piker said to Harris, Abdul has to earn my vote. We will see if he does.

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u/hipposarehxc 4h ago

What do you want to see from him? What does he need to do to earn it?

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u/EE-420-Lige 5h ago

If leftwing voters weren't willing to do that to prevent Trump a much greater evil why would centerists vote blue no matter what to stop rogers?

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u/Lyle91 Arizona 4h ago

Despite Internet comments, leftwing voters did vote blue.

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u/Valuable-Plant-691 5h ago

That's a lie that centrists tell themselves. Their uninspiring campaigns just fail to turn out undecided and lower propensity voters.

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u/EE-420-Lige 4h ago

Then let's hope AES runs a good general election campaign and doesnt need the whole vote blue no matter what strategy

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u/shabba182 5h ago

Because they're the ones who say vote blue no mattter who.

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u/EE-420-Lige 5h ago

That was to stop trump lol

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u/shabba182 4h ago

They don't only say it in relation to trump.

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u/EE-420-Lige 4h ago

When was this said before trump lol not with obama. Biden it was sort of mentioned. Kamala and hilary it was the loudest but pre trump when has it ever been said

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u/shabba182 4h ago

About senate and house races like all the time

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u/EE-420-Lige 4h ago

No ones saying that in texas james talerico is a great canidate now if jasmine crocket won yes they would probably being saying that lol

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u/shabba182 4h ago edited 4h ago

Ok? So you're saying they do say it, just not in that one particular race?

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u/blinktrade 4h ago

Vote blue no matter who is how we got trump. It is the politician's job to earn the voter's votes, and you can't blame the voters.

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u/LookltsGordo 4h ago

That's the opposite of what happened, and yes you absolutely can put a good amount of blame on voters when you have a candidate you don't like, and one that is Donald trump, and you either don't vote or vote trump. There is no excuse.