A Guardian reporter spent the last days leading up to the election visiting the campaigns of Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers and observed the very different vibes from both. The vicious lies and racism from the Rogers’ side was incredible. That El-Sayed was able to win quite easily by a margin of 7% (52.5%-45.5%) suggests that, at least in Michigan, that ugly fear-mongering did not work.
But we must not be too sanguine. El-Sayed was an exceptional candidate, intelligent, articulate, charismatic, and laser-focused on progressive issues, refusing to be distracted by culture war rhetoric. His campaign should serve as a blue-print for other Democrats.
Mamdani, El-Sayad show the way to do it.
Rogers: bigotry and lies.
El-Sayad: here’s what we want to do for YOU.
The Dems showed the way.
The problem I see with muslim-majority countries like Pakistan is, the ruling elites rely on the most regressive elements of muslims to stay in power. It is like if Christian-majority countries relied on people like Torquemada.
Islam as religion has to rely on progressive muslims like Mamdanu and El Sayed in secular countries to show the way to change.
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Prince Bonesaw and his friends will hate people like El Sayed as they show the regimes of ‘islamic’ countries do not care for their people like democratic countries with progressive muslims.
(Yes, I know islamic scriptures spell out that you have to follow a literal interpretation, but religion is full of Orwellian doublethink anyway)