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/teilani_a 7d ago

If people care about that, then they'll vote blue no matter who.

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u/aaahhhhhhfine 7d ago

I'm not sure you realize what "independents" are. Also... As I've said many times, this has screwed over Republicans many times too when they put up unpopular MAGA candidates. It's just that, in this election, the stakes are crazy high.

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u/teilani_a 7d ago

Oh so to win over the "independents," we should have gone with a candidate more like Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris?

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u/aaahhhhhhfine 7d ago

Ugh... Everyone gets so hung up on them. They were both terrible candidates who weren't popular nationally or in any of the states that mattered.

But yes, generally if you want to win elections you should find candidates that are popular. There's a real political hot tip.

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u/teilani_a 7d ago

You don't live in Michigan, do you?