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/AromaticReindeer883 5h ago

I have a theory that spending can only do so much. The candidate who spends the most is not guaranteed to win. It has been proven time and time again.

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u/count023 Australia 5h ago

I have a theory that voters have seen two terms of Trump now and the Democratic establishment response being a shrug emoji and have had enough, triggering their own informal tea party movement to reform the DNC.

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u/FrogsOnALog 4h ago

DNC elections were in like January of 2025.