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minus-squareblueduck@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoAbdul 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)
minus-squareEtruDUR@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoI 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.
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)
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.