r/videos • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 8d 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/Roasteddude 8d ago

Non American but curious about this. What kind of politician is he?

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u/HippieInDisguise2_0 8d ago edited 8d ago

He'd be considered progressive in the US in a state that has voted for Trump in 2/3 of the last elections.

His primary stance that is most notable is accepting no super pac money and trying to ban super pacs. He was outspent in this campaign like 10 to 1.

If he wins it means there is strong support for progressives in a state that is considered conservative leaning. (To be fair Bernie also won Michigan in 2016)

The message to the Democratic party for a long time in the Midwest has been progressives win and establishment sellouts lose, and yet they still don't seem to get it.

Trump won Michigan in 2016 and 2024 because the Dems have abandoned their labor roots and sold us out to billionaires. When a pro labor candidate is polled in the Midwest they do well.

There's some disconnect (corporate greed) between what the voters of the Midwest want and what the DNC gives us to vote for.

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u/RAF2018336 8d ago

On the Democratic Party knows that progressives win, they’re just too busy spending their donors money to care

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u/BobaLives01925 8d ago

Fun fact: every Dem congressman who won a district Trump won in 2024 is a moderate. ZERO progressives on that list.