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[Ryan O'Donnell @ryanodonnellpa]

we tested this last year — the establishment democratic message added three points to the dem margin, the bernie-style economic populist message added 12

[Jess @jessb1818]

Getting preemptively indignant about a move no one but David Plouffe, let alone Abdul, has suggested is next level ridiculous. You hate the guy! Please find other things that he’s actually said to criticize him for.

[Kayleigh Lickliter @kayleighrenel]

El-Sayed was elected to serve a 6-year term. Not two. Resigning two years into his term to pursue a higher office, which he’s done in every public service job he’s ever had, erodes the foundation of trust between the public and their government. You vote for candidates expecting them to serve your best interests throughout the duration of their term — not to use that position as a political launch pad.

Dearborn Heights voters elected Hassan Ahmad to city council and a few months later, he resigned because he was appointed to replace David Knezek on the Wayne County Commission. DH City Council then appointed someone who residents don’t know at all and has never served in public office.

Why vote at all if the county commission is going to decide who sits on the legislative body? It’s a different story when an elected official passes away during their term. Resigning 1/3 of the way into a term to pursue a higher calling = abuse of the electoral process.

[Jess @jessb1818]

@JordanAckerMI I guess neither of us can be totally clear on the degree to which this is or isnt true without the voter file is really the point

[Jess @jessb1818]

@JordanAckerMI I meant the analysis I saw was a slight underperformance among jews specifically.

[Jess @jessb1818]

@PaulJacobsMedia @AbdulElSayed I've very much appreciated your stalwart advocacy for sanity among our community. Without the fog of incessant islamophobia, anecdotally members of my own family who were extremely torn have come around on Abdul precisely because of this media tour.

[Jess @jessb1818]

@JordanAckerMI I guess Im also curious what the actual numbers are. Statewide he barely underperformed Kamala and Slotkin.

[Jess @jessb1818]

@JordanAckerMI The reason any shift of this population happened is incredibly relevant to a sound analysis. If you concentrate millions specifically on these precincts to make sure people think Abdul is a member of Hezbollah & Al Qaeda simultaneously, that's sort of core to a tangible takeaway

[Sam Robinson @samueljrob]

Detroit's legislative caucus will be led entirely by Black women for the first time https://t.co/S1gpEnsAeI

[Jess @jessb1818]

@JordanAckerMI She called me to say she saw him on the view and found him charming and likeable and impressive. She wants to like him. The hate campaign was disgusting, pervaisive, and heavily targeted at these precincts. It is quite clearly not just about his position on Israel.

[Jess @jessb1818]

@JordanAckerMI When my own lifelong democrat 90 year old aunt tells me that she was scared to death by the ads, but felt really torn about voting Rogers, it is impossible to take this shift of 1300 people seriously. Millions were spent calling him a jihadi terrorist. That is relevant.

[Eric Blanc @_ericblanc]

actually, we need to organize working people to force the Democratic majority to do the things they hope it will

[Jess @jessb1818]

@socialistadri As someone that knocked on over a thousand doors for Donavan McKinney and organized petition signatures to get him on the ballot before he was on Hasan's radar, I appreciate Hasan's contributions but this is erasing the work of hundreds of behind the scenes organizers

[Jess @jessb1818]

@petersterne A2

[Jess @jessb1818]

@NickAPappas @alilmascara @ChadAChavez Will Lawrence ran in a slightly more conservative district than Christina Hines, who ran as a bog standard centrist that accepted AIPAC support and she performed just over 1% better than him.......try again

[Dylan Williams @dylanotes]

NEW poll: A supermajority of Jewish Americans believe Israeli & AIPAC actions increase antisemitism.

80% say Israel’s actions in Gaza & the West Bank increase antisemitism in the US.

66% say AIPAC’s campaign spending against candidates critical of Israel increases antisemitism.

[David Grossman @davidgross_man]

Think about this: is there a mainstream Jewish institution in this country which could look Jewish El-Sayed supporters, the majority of Jewish voters in Michigan, in the eye and say, "Your beliefs are welcome here"?

[Jess @jessb1818]

@umichvoter All those dems for mike rogers must have gotten confused

[Jess @jessb1818]

@Mopey024 If only we knew a state rep with the juice....

[Jess @jessb1818]

@jackcalifano AOC 2028

[Jess @jessb1818]

@NickAPappas @daveweigel I live in Michigan and can tell you plainly that no matter his stance on Israel they would have unleashed the racist kitchen sink against him.