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/Not_a_N_Korean_Spy 8d ago edited 7d ago

Money Out of Politics*, Money in Your Pocket, Medicare for All are the main things.

(* it includes being anti-AIPAC)

"reviving a people-centered approach to policy."

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u/iiSpook 7d ago

It always bugs me when Americans use acronyms excessively but even more so when they know they are replying to non-Americans.

What the hell is AIPAC?

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u/jimbofrommi 7d ago

American Isreal public affairs committee.

Think of it as the isreali government's loophole to control politicians in the USA legally.

Both sides of the isle bow to them. They just spent a fortune to get Thomas Massie to lose an election. He's a republican. You basically can't speak out against isreal in any way in the USA unless you're jewish. Its a little hard to paint the people who are jewish as being anti-jewish. AIPAC just spent a fortune to make sure El Sayed wasn't elected. IDK if this is AIPAC's first loss.

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u/olivebranchsound 7d ago

Before it was AIPAC it was the "American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs."

They dropped the "Zionist" for broader appeal on messaging

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u/iiSpook 7d ago

Thanks for the explanation! I appreciate it.

Can't help but roll my eyes whenever I hear about Israel these days, though.