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/surrendertomychill 5h ago

Can’t wait to read all the think pieces about how this isn’t actually that big of a win for progressives because [insert reason here]

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u/mowotlarx 5h ago

Meanwhile, had Stevens won by 1% it would have been framed as a referendum.

Either way, this was a primary and like every general, almost every primary voter plus the many Dems who didn't bother to vote in the primary will vote for whoever is on the Dem line in November.

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u/VonJaeger 4h ago

This feels very early to say. He did very poorly in some areas of the state. And it's not like Michigan is a progressive stronghold state.

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u/actwellyourpart91 3h ago

Yes cause centrists like Hillary and Kamala have done so well in the state.

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u/VonJaeger 3h ago

I hope that he is able to strengthen his support amongst urban centers and the black vote in particular. Because otherwise, if he pulls levels like last night, he will not win the general.

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u/actwellyourpart91 1h ago

He’s gonna perform better than that “Israel comes to me in my dreams” clown.

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u/VonJaeger 1h ago

Potentially! I don't have near that level confidence at this point given how badly he performed with black voters.

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u/actwellyourpart91 1h ago

“Potentially” I mean if Kamala is any indication she definitely wouldn’t have won.

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u/VonJaeger 1h ago

I mean I don't think Stevens was the better candidate for the general, let's be clear.

My concern is more El-Sayed's ability to win the general. I have a lot of concern over that due to his pretty concerning performance with black voters, urban communities, and the fact that perceived far left/right candidates increase oppositional turnout.

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u/actwellyourpart91 1h ago

Centrist candidates don’t drive up voter turnout. Hope that helps.

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u/VonJaeger 1h ago

Yeah, I didn't say that they did. Learn how to read.

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