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[–] 3 points 3 days ago (1 child)

Abdul El-Sayed fared two points worse than Jocelyn Benson. (52.5% vs 54.5%, roughly 100K fewer votes)

That’s the best example of A DSA vs. Dem race this cycle (yes I know he’s not part of the DSA, but he’s more progressive than Benson)

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    I appreciate the comparison, but I don’t think that this is a good example.

    His Muslim name and ethnicity probably had a much bigger impact on certain voters than policies.

    That same aspect of his identity certainly is a negative for certain Jewish voters that would otherwise be all in for Democrats.

    I don’t know how many Jews are in Michigan, but I do know that plenty of racists/islamophobes are aplenty.

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