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"Do you consider yourself a part of the progressive wing of the Democrat party"

Negative communication, like caricature, only works when it resonates with reality. El-Sayed is so entirely unlike the fiction his opponents are trying to project that it’s like trying to roll boulders uphill.

"just one poll but" is a much more measured take than everyone yelling "I told you so" from just one poll the other day

I believe the “divided Democrats” narrative in general election reports is a GOP media creation. Once the primary was over in Michigan, and also here in Wisconsin, the Democratic side coalesced around its candidate.

Polling averages say Sayed is *very* slightly ahead, FWIW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Un...

Imagine voting for Trump and thinking you're 'independent'

How much does turnout also factor in the primary? I think there were ~ 1.5M Dem voters for Gov and ~900K for a close GOP primary. There is a massive enthusiasm gap due to Trump's disapproval & tariffs to the auto-industry. This is a different environment than Slotkin's narrow 2024 win.