Democrats are consolidating as predicted. Excellent. Whitmer, Stevens, McMorrow and even Schumer rally behind Abdul El Sayed. He can and will beat Rogers who is weak and tied to an unpopular Trump and GOP. All gas.
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BREAKING: Donavan McKinney has defeated incumbent Shri Thanedar in the MI-13 Democratic Primary! McKinney is an unapologetic progressive while Thanedar is a pro AIPAC pro genocide corporate puppet. A huge win for working people in MI!
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
I spoke with 10 CNNers about David Ellison's essay in The NYT, in which he tried to convince the public he'll be a good steward of CNN. Suffice to say, no one at the network is buying what he's selling. “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS." www.status.news/p/david-elli...
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The Paramount boss tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his Times essay in brutal comments to Status, pointing to his disastrous record at C...
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Decision Desk HQ projects Fred Wellman wins the MO US House 2 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 11:21 PM EDT
AIPAC helped Stevens lose. Remarkable shift in American politics. Wow.
Have James Carville and Bill Maher left the Democratic Party yet? Let me be the first to say, "Good morning, good afternoon, and goodnight!"
Has there been a Neera Tanden and AIPAC Wellness Check, people? I am a concerned neighbor.
Fajr Prayer is at 4:49 am. It's 4:30 am, so might as well stay up for 19 minutes ;)
Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social: www.status.news/p/david-elli... CNN reporters were not amused by David Ellison's op-ed in the NYT.
![The piece was "insulting," one CNNer told Status, adding, “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS. You can’t just write an op-ed and erase that.” Another CNNer said it was obvious to them Ellison "says whatever is best for him to get the merger through."
"The thing David Ellison seems to be missing is the wild mismanagement and disrespect that Bari [Weiss] has displayed at '60' and CBS," a third CNNer told Status. "These people just simply do not know what they are doing. We see it. And we don’t want it here."
Indeed, several CNNers said that Ellison's stewardship of CBS News had caused them to lose confidence in his ability to run a news organization and sour on his repeated assurances about respecting the independence of newsrooms. In The Times essay, Ellison wrote, "I understand that promises from an executive in the middle of a merger invite skepticism. So judge us by the year we just had."
But the last year at CBS News has been an unmitigated disaster. Most notably, Ellison allowed his handpicked news chief to take a sledgehammer to "60 Minutes," firing multiple correspondents and senior executives from television news' most prestigious broadcast—in most of the cases, without ever stating a cause for the dismissals. Beyond that, Weiss' tenure has been defined by her expunging those she is not ideologically aligned with, presiding over the worst ratings of the century for flagship programs like the "CBS Evening News" and "CBS Mornings," establishing a cozier relationship with an overtly corrupt White House, and sending employee morale cratering to astonishing lows.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreicybrw5xm7wnrleduxjtlfwlrcvjzs7qwwjijswwlluzh5x67iadi)
Now they're going to move on to Francesca Hong in Wisconsin. It'll be even uglier than what you saw in Michigan.
That was 🔥 Thank you sooo much for going Live! I was on a complete high & that was just what I needed. Here’s when NBC’s Steve Kornacki called it for Abdul El-Sayed…. Whoohoo
LOL. Abdul El-Sayed WON the Democratic Primary in Michigan despite being outspent 10-1! Amazing gaslighting here.
Politico@politico.com · 8h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
Don't let anyone gaslight you. Tonight was a HUGE win and represents a seismic shift in Democratic politics.
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BREAKING NBC News projects that @abdulelsayed.bsky.social will win the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Michigan.
🚨🚨 Abdul El Sayed wins the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, NBC News projects. He defeats Haley Stevens.
Mallory McMorrow endorses Abdul El Sayed minutes after NBC call
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 9h agoGoodnight
Stevens has to win these remaining votes by double digits over El-Sayed. I don't see it.
Wayne County now only up +5 for Stevens with 78% in. Not good for Stevens, but gonna be a nail biter. Wow
I'm watching this speech and I don't see this. He's being cautious and attacking Rogers.
Clara Jeffery@clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10h agoEl-Sayed, however, is taking a different tack with his speech.
Haley Stevens right now making a “we don’t know yet” speech that pivots nicely into conciliation and working together to beat Rogers and Trump. Hopefully this state tone no matter what happens.
Current results with 76% reporting: Abdul El-Sayed: 589,387 votes (49.3%) Haley Stevens: 557,653 votes (46.7%)
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 12h agoCurrent results with 43% reporting: * Abdul El-Sayed: 326,100 votes (49.9%) * Haley Stevens: 302,790 votes (46.4%)
Missouri voters have overwhelmingly rejected Amendment 5, the GOP-backed plan to phase out the state income tax and replace it with higher sales taxes
Half of the $62 million spent by outside groups in Michigan spent to support Stevens came from AIPAC.
Humorous to me how, when a Dem candidate is a centrist, the narrative is about how leftists have to grow up and support them. When the candidate is a leftist, the question is whether they can rally adequate support. So some people are responsible for running a winning campaign, you say? Interesting.
welcome to the Losers Backing Winners club, it’s very exclusive
God bless my nerdy kids watching the election results. Lol. Tear of pride.
You could have voted no on Blanche. Idiot.
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