BEN REACTS: What El-Sayed's Win Means for the 2026 Midterms
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What were the results of the Michigan Democratic Senate primary?
All righty, so your news update. Abdul Rahman El-Sayed has been announced as the winner of the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. He won by a very slim margin, some 22,000 votes, 23,000 votes in Michigan over Haley Stevens out of... 1.5 million votes cast or so. So very, very narrow race. Not a gigantic surprise. Actually, it would have been a shocker if Stevens had been able to pull it out. Most of the polls leading up to this primary had him ahead by double digits in some cases. Also worth noting that back in 2016, Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in the Michigan Democratic primary, again, by a very, very slim margin. Mallory McMorrow, who is sort of the spoiler here, she earned some 61,000 votes if those votes had moved over to Stevens.
then presumably Stevens would have won. What does this really say? Well, it means that the Democratic Party certainly does not have an aversion to radical Islam. They certainly don't have an aversion to Democratic Socialists of America. They certainly have no aversion to the insane in their own party. And whatever aversion they had there quickly getting over, Haley Stevens put out a concession in which she endorsed El-Sayed. So it was bad that he was, you know, kind of pro-terrorism and pro-socialism when she was running against him. But now that he's running against Mike Rogers, well, it's time for her to jump right in the backseat of the car. She put out a statement saying, 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. Michigan, I love you. I cannot thank you enough for the opportunity to serve and have had the opportunity to run for office in this moment. Just pathetic. Just pathetic. Truly. Now, again, the demographic breakdowns here are kind of interesting. Abdul Rahman El-Sayed, I'm saying his full name here because apparently if you don't say his full name, you're a racist. But also if you do say his full name, you're a racist. So I'm just trying to cover my bases here.
Why does Ben argue the Democratic Party has no aversion to radical Islam or socialism?
In any case. El-Sayed won the highest income county in Michigan, so rich white people and Muslims voted for him disproportionately. It turns out that poorer black people tended to vote for Haley Stevens. She did better in the lowest income county, Lake County. Wayne County was fairly evenly split because it contains both Detroit, which is extremely heavily black, and Dearborn, which is extremely heavily Muslim. Now, President Trump, for his part, is kind of excited that El-Sayed is the nominee. It means Republicans have a better shot of winning the Senate seat. Right now, according to the Kalshi markets, and Kalshi's a sponsor, the Michigan Senate winner overall, Rogers, is skyrocketing in the odds because El-Sayed is a very, very vulnerable candidate.
Obviously, he almost lost to Haley Stevens, who is no great shakes. And now he's running against a Republican candidate in a state that Donald Trump won, and he was running on the platform of, what if Hezbollah and Hamas were basically okay? And Israel was the real problem, and also Hassan Piker is my best friend, and that dude thinks 9-11 is okay, and all the rest of it. President Trump put out a statement, quote, great news for the Republican Party. El-Sayed, a communist loser who hates Jews in Israel, fair so far, is the projected winner in his race with the socialists. As usual, the polls were way off on this one. She was not expected to do nearly as well as she did. Now the Democrats' crazy policies will only get worse.
Now, El-Sayed immediately, immediately swiveled into an attack on everybody who did not vote for him, calling them Islamophobic or something. Here is his statement. He's somehow more angry after winning than he was when he had not yet won.
You know, they think they want to use my whole name against me. Mike, listen, man, if you can't say the name, it's Abdulrahman. Keep the name out your damn mouth. I'll be happy to give you lessons.
So what if we can say it, and also Abdul El-Sayed is a pretty Islamic name.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the results of the Michigan Democratic Senate primary?
0:04–1:53
2
Why does Ben argue the Democratic Party has no aversion to radical Islam or socialism?
1:53–4:05
3
How did demographic voting patterns influence El‑Sayed’s narrow victory?
4:05–6:23
4
What is the significance of President Trump’s reaction to El‑Sayed’s nomination?
6:23–8:21
5
Why are Kalshi market odds showing El‑Sayed as a vulnerable candidate?
8:21–10:23
6
How does the episode link El‑Sayed’s stance on Israel to AIPAC’s opposition?
10:23–12:17
7
What concerns does Ben raise about the Democratic coalition’s support for El‑Sayed?
12:17–14:16
8
What are the upcoming topics Ben promises to analyze in the next show?
14:16–14:18
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