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“Donald … Call Me Senator”: Abdul El-Sayed Wins by 7 in Triumph Over GOP Bigotry (truthout.org)
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Abdul El-Sayed walloped his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, in Michigan on Tuesday, marking a massive triumph over the strategy of flat-out Islamophobic bigotry that Donald Trump, the GOP, and even many liberals embraced in the months of fierce campaigning against the progressive pro-Palestine senator-elect. “They went all in on one of the ugliest campaigns we’ve seen in our lifetimes,”…

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[–] 7 points 2 days ago (1 child)

Trump's gonna get all twitterpated as soon as he sees this guy in person, he could probably ask for anything and get it once the ass haze kicks in.

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    • [–] 5 points 2 days ago

    Not defending Trump at all, but there was plenty of bigotry to go around. This was the most racist campaign I think I've ever seen in my lifetime, which is pretty considerable, but doesn't go back to the Civil Rights Era.

    They actually thought it would work. These MAGA sociopaths think everybody is as mean and stupid as they are.

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    [–] 4 points 2 days ago

    So, is the margin of victory enough to shut the moderates up about how running a left leaning campaign is a bad idea? I’m thinking 2028 could have a raft of labor friendly universal healthcare supporting candidates in places like Texas if the Democratic Party can get its head out of its ass.

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    [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    Not just GOP bigotry, D bigotry also

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