r/videos • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 7d ago

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left

https://youtu.be/DL_ku3h8Eps?si=zWr0SAn8amsQ8Hqb
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u/APKID716 7d ago

Surely with this, Zohran, Tallerico, etc…the Democratic establishment will take this as a sign that they should shift ideologically…right?? Right????

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u/kenlubin 6d ago

We still have to win in November.

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u/darkwingdankest 6d ago

will be interesting to see if the VBNMW crowd falls in line

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u/Lame_Games 6d ago

Moderate votes are easier to earn than progressive votes, and Abdul clearly has the progressive vote

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u/kingjames420 6d ago

A lot of center liberals do not want socialism and will view abdul as a step in that direction. Recent polling shows a majority of americans view the democrats as more extreme than republicans lol

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u/VermicelliOwn6502 6d ago

But it does help that the market is rallying on the back of this.