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After not endorsing Harris, Rashida Tlaib secures win in Michigan (www.middleeasteye.net)

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Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defeated her Republican opponent in Michigan's 12th congressional district election on Tuesday, securing a fourth term as the only Palestinian-American woman in the US Congress.

The Associated Press called the race with just 18 percent of the votes counted.

Tlaib secured 77 percent of the vote, defeating the Republican Party's James Hooper who received just 19 percent of the vote.

Her victory comes amid the backdrop of Israel's war on Gaza, which has killed more than 43,000 Palestinians so far and has been diplomatically and militarily supported by the Biden-Harris administration for more than a year.

Tlaib has been a vocal critic of the war, calling for the US to withhold weapons from Israel. Her opposition to the war on Gaza and support for pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses have drawn harsh criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 month ago

This means not endorsing Harris was the correct political move for Tlaib.

Tlaib correctly understood that she needed to appeal to her voters to win. Donors have a lot of money but it turns out they do not get you elected. Getting votes does.

[–] [email protected] 130 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Who could've guessed that appealing to far-right republicans — who are going to vote republican anyway — wouldn't be a winning strategy?

[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Yeah, Democrats are always doing Republican-lite, then they're surprised that doesn't peel off voters on the right that will just always vote for the real thing anyway.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago

hillary-apartment

[–] [email protected] 100 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Fucking learn from this, DNC.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

We need to go more to the right!

— Democrats, every time they lose

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This makes me glad. I obviously wasn't hoping for much from this election to begin with, but I've been finding a lot of silver-linings since the news started coming in. Shout out to Nebraska ~~and Florida~~ for their cannabis legalization ballot measures.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Florida's cannabis legalization ballot measure failed...

And thanks in part to Michigan voters, we have a president who will fuck over Gaza even more. Great success.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Short of putting boots on the ground or dropping a nuke there is no way to "fuck over Gaza even more."

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The one thing I've learned from experience w/ Donald Trump is that he finds a way to make things worse.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

That's a very broad statement that I can't argue with because I have no intention to defend Donald Trump. Wiith that in mind I imagine anything he does to Gaza is just in line with what Biden or Harris would have also done but probably dumber. They had over a year to make us believe otherwise.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And so the voter blaming begins.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The voters are absolutely responsible for putting Trump into power. Anyone who facilitated that is fully responsible for whatever happens over the next four years.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Democrats are responsible for winning over voters.

The voters they kicked out at the DNC to make room in their big tent for the Bush administration, AIPAC all their corporate donors.

Ask those donors why they did not vote for Harris hard enough. Or the Republicans she was wooing over with Liz Cheney.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Doesn't change what I said, though. Trump won because the average voter wants fascism.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

motherfucker you voted for fascism as well

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Unless you are willing to criticize the Democrats they will not change this losing strategy. Admit they ran an awful campaign and push them to run on good policies next time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

I am willing to criticize the Democrats. There's a lot I would have done differently.

But Jesus himself could descend from heaven preaching love for mankind and the American people would still vote for Trump instead.