Leon English
@leonenglish.bsky.social
Detroit area lawyer. Michigan stan. Personally (as opposed to professionally) interested in China. Open borders YIMBY. Billionaires are black holes that warp the fabric of society and should be taxed to oblivion to save democracy.
I can kind of get why people have the prior that the Dem establishment might not line up behind El Sayed after Mamdani, but that is kind of evidence of poor analysis; deep blue state politics and state/municipal level politics are a different game altogether that a federal race.
Was told I had jet lag when I’d already been in the country for two months (it turned out to be mono)
Heather Hill@rollin-academic.bsky.social · 1h agoA question from Reddit that I'll answer here: "What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"
Choosing to believe One Night Only will have a twist reveal as a promotional tie in for Neuromancer.
The co-founder of the 2024 National Uncommitted Movement, Abbas Alawieh, decisively won his primary to become a State Senator in Michigan. Abbas was endorsed by both Bernie Sanders and Gretchen Whitmer. Abbas Alawieh also privately met with former VP Kamala Harris last month upon her request.
Aight, just ordered by Abdul for Senate dad hat, a yard sign, and made a donation. Now I'm just not gonna think about this for a few days.
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
Are people aware that our presidential primary in Michigan was separate from the general party primary? Like you had to actively want to vote for or against the incumbent, it was a bit of a pain in the ass compared to normal voting by mail, and it wasn't like people were showing up for down ballots.
Leon English@leonenglish.bsky.social · 3h agoI voted uncommitted and if I hadn't done that I'd have simply not voted lmao, there wasn't any chance of Biden not actually winning the nomination I also donated to his campaign, this whole narrative is fucking absurd
This is a significant thing on this website, but I'll note that almost everyone who I've seen trying to peddle this shit (and who is obviously a human being) is outside of the state. It's gross and I'm going to hold it against people on here but its also just not significant in the race.
Leon English@leonenglish.bsky.social · 16h agoWhat's crazy is how many people are telling on themselves that VBNMW is actually bullshit for them before even knowing whether they even need to make that call.
For all the handwringing about Abdul - not a member of DSA, not endorsed by Detroit DSA - being DSA, Detroit will be sending an actual DSA member to Congress in January, outing the first person to try and impeach Trump this term. You very likely didn't hear about it, and should consider why.
Leon English@leonenglish.bsky.social · 5h agoBOY BYE
He just won so I'm going to try to keep my advice on how he should campaign to a minimum cause wtf do I know I worry about Piker and Oakland County. Still he should drop this bro hug even if he doesn't actively disavow the guy (morally he should absolutely disavow the guy).
As a centrist/establishment Dem, vote blue no matter who. I supported Stevens in Michigan, and if I lived there I would vote for AES in November without hesitation.
This might be the case but I think it's a bit of a leap to say that with any real certainty that if she had 30 million less in funding but kept everything else the same, she'd have won.
Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · 4h agoGiven how close the primary was, it seems likely she could have won if she had held the exact same policy positions but refused campaign money from AIPAC. Hard to imagine other Dem politicians not noticing and learning the lesson.
We have finally solved the "doctor" controversy Also so glad she is offering her support, as she said she would, right out of the gate Lets all come together together to tell Mike Rogers to go to hell (Ohio)
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 5h agoA gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
I honestly didn’t even know much about the transit mileage. Just saw taxes to fund transit and filled that bubble in, baby.
"A huge moment in our country." Former Michigan Congressmember Andy Levin, who lost to Haley Stevens in a 2022 House race that included a flood of AIPAC spending against him, responds to Tuesday's Democratic primary results in the state.
Reflecting Pool defendant David Hearn, responding to Jeanine Pirro’s motion to dismiss, seeks dismissal *with prejudice.* Trump’s & Burghum’s conduct after dismissal show case’s political motivation & danger of harassment & re-prosecution. 1/2 www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
Most interesting thing to me is how much more important Grand Rapids is becoming for Michigan dems.
Glad the polls missed if it means people treat the general like less of a given.
I meant to post this last night but if you’re mad about any of the primary results you got 24 hours to bleed, try not to say anything you’ll regret in 48, and then it’s Blue No Matter Who.
Lmao she said the minute the race was called and she damn well meant it, cheers McMorrow. (You’d have won, hope you run for something else)
Leon English@leonenglish.bsky.social · yesterdayAnd McMorrow on record today saying she'll endorse whoever the winner is the minute its called and campaign for them, no surprise there but obviously what you wanna hear www.instagram.com/reel/DboHHsC...
while you guys are here do you want to read my @votebeat.org story on the DOJ monitors in Michigan www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
The Trump administration sent federal monitors to the Michigan primary. Here’s how it went.
Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities.
votebeat.org
wayne county is reporting 69% in and I can barely muster a "nice," probably time to call it a night
Oh god yeah this is going to be the narrative isn't it?
brent sewer socialist🚰🌹@therealbrent.bsky.social · 14h agoI didn’t think AES even realistically had a shot several months ago and now it’s going to be portrayed as a disappointment if he *only* wins by like 2-3% lmao
Gonna give up on moving to ann arbor; will just wait until suburbs slowly lurch their way over and move next door. Nimby's can't do shit bout that.