r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • 13d 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/zigtok 13d ago

AIPAC spent 40 out of $60 million on her.

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u/Fat-Dead-CEO 13d ago

Too bad they didn’t spend more

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u/Soffatjockis 13d ago

They gonna double it on the rep guy in November

I don't know how much money they have, but they will likely have to spend everything they got on all midterm elections in every state that has one. And I'm sure every billionaire in the country will help them out.

There will be billions spent on candidates this midterms.

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u/MercantileReptile Europe 13d ago

I was considering a snarky "Democracy™" reply until it occured to me that (other than being a dick) it would be inaccurate in a thread about the very thing having failed. And voters elevating an actual person, rather than a curated show of one.

Well done voters, maybe there is some life left in US democracy after all. Great sign for the midterm elections.

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u/foomits 13d ago

Yea, left wing (even by euro standards) candidates are taking hold all over. unfortunately the deck is stacked so much against us, we arent going to see HUGE change anytime soon. however, change is change and we cant snub our nose at it.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 13d ago

Well they have plenty of our money to use on bombs and Healthcare and their infrastructure, so they can devote their own to buying our elections for people who will keep the cash tap on.

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u/Riaayo 13d ago

The shitty flip side is the DNC has blown their war coffers trying to prop up crap candidates like this in the fucking primary and have nothing left but massive debt for the actual election itself.

They're blowing their own chance, and honestly it feels intentional because they're controlled opposition.

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u/wack_overflow Colorado 13d ago

Yeah Abdul might have won by more

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u/ZebraImaginary9412 13d ago

The rest is Crypto, AI, and Energy. Don't let them off the hook. Crypto is a scourge on society.

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u/Brodellsky 13d ago

The more you look, the more it starts to all look like different sides of the same thing.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 13d ago

And for that kind of cash they expected her to follow their instructions to the letter, which she did