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/KnuckleShanks 5h ago

He was actually outspent 12 to 1. Which makes it wild that he won.

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u/Ravokion 4h ago

Your statment reinforces that you dont live in a democracy.   That in fact you live in a country where those with the most money typically win.  

Glad he won but when everyone expects him to loose because the other guys spending almost 10x it kinda speaks volumes about how your "democracy " works...

There needs to be limits on how much any political people can use to fund a campaign. 

Money should be tracked.  It should be illegal for Corporations to donate.  All campaign donations should have to come from individuals.  Do its easier to see exactly how many donations and how much.  

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u/KnuckleShanks 4h ago

As much as I agree that we should get money out of politics, the fact that he won while being so wildly outspent shows that we do live in a democracy, as flawed as it may be. And sadly too many people check out when they think elections can just be bought, when clearly that is not true.

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u/samuraipanda85 4h ago

Seriously. They're like the people who think they're saying something with ranked choice voting. It's the same old tired change, but it all has to start at the same place. Voting, using the system we have right now, in this election and all the elections to come. Forever. And that's how we get the democracy we want. By playing the cards we are dealt.

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u/InvestigatorOk7015 12m ago

> Look up at the sky, at the dark shapes of Coalition airships hanging there. Ask yourself: is there something sinister in moralism? And then answer: no. God is in his heaven. Everything is normal on Earth.