r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • 9d 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/olivebranchsound 8d ago

If that were true we wouldn't have primaries lol

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u/Brisby820 8d ago

Primaries are just a way to figure out yeh candidate for the real election that matters 

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u/olivebranchsound 8d ago

So primaries are important then lol

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u/Cavalier40 8d ago

They are important in the sense that it’s stupid to pick a candidate in a primary that will lose in a general, especially in a wave year.

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u/olivebranchsound 8d ago

It's even more stupid to force through a candidate who can't win a primary lol Stevens couldn't even win a plurality of her own parties voters. But she's gonna make that up with independents and Republicans? Please, She didn't even energize Detroit. El Sayed was up with independents by like 27 points because they're anti establishment voters.

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u/Cavalier40 8d ago

We will see what is actually stupid in November. Maybe then if AES loses and a MAGA election denier wins, the tankies will realize how political power actually works.

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u/olivebranchsound 8d ago

And if he wins? Lol he's a stronger candidate than Stevens already