{"id":1546,"date":"2026-07-28T05:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2026-07-28T05:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:51:16","slug":"dem-establishment-resorts-to-racial-divide-conquer-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1546","title":{"rendered":"Dem Establishment Resorts to Racial Divide & Conquer in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Having destroyed Graham Platner\u2019s candidacy in Maine<\/a>, the AIPAC-funded Democratic establishment has turned its full attentions to Michigan where it hopes to use Black voters to stop anti-war candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in favor of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens.<\/p>\n

Note: Post is complete, sorry for the delay.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When last I covered this race, the Lis Smith<\/a> backed fake progressive (think Elizabeth Warren or Katie Porter<\/a>) Mallory McMorrow had just dropped out<\/a>, allowing centrist support to coalesce around Stevens, like fat glomming onto an ice cube dropped into a consomm\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Put on your waders because family blogging is gonna be ugly today, y\u2019all.<\/p>\n

The Mainstream View: Can a Progressive Win in a Purple State<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with what the New York Times is selling<\/a> because they remain the center of gravity in America, especially for Democratic voters.<\/p>\n

The Times is sticking with their decades-old framing that corporate centrism ala Bill Clinton is the way to reach \u201cpurple states\u201d like Michigan.<\/p>\n

They conveniently forget that back in Bill\u2019s day, Michigan was considered part of the Democratic \u201cBlue Wall\u201d in the upper Midwest, where the labor vote could be counted on to deliver for Democrats.<\/p>\n

They also conveniently forget that Barack Obama ran as a progressive in 2008, and it was only after eight years of his governing as a corporate centrist that the state was narrowly lost by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 general.<\/p>\n

With that out of the way, let\u2019s check in on the NY Times\u2019 coverage<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Michigan\u2019s Aug. 4 primary has become a critical front in the fight between Democrats\u2019 progressive and moderate flanks and a pungent preview of the presidential primary to come.<\/p>\n

(Abdul El-Sayed) is campaigning on a sharply anti-Israel platform that also calls for abolishing ICE, raising taxes on the rich and making Medicare available to all Americans.<\/p>\n

He is an establishment-accredited epidemiologist turned anti-establishment avatar.<\/p>\n

And at a time when a growing number of Muslims are running for and winning political office, he would be the country\u2019s first Muslim senator.<\/p>\n

To his most ardent supporters, Dr. El-Sayed, 41, is a charismatic amalgam of Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders, a next-generation answer for a party and its ossified establishment whose more standard-issue standard-bearers lost twice to Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

To his critics, he is cocksure and condescending, a Rhodes scholar and Ivy Leaguer turned self-styled class warrior, a perpetual glory hound whose stances and statements have turned off some Black and Jewish voters.<\/p>\n

They argue Dr. El-Sayed, if nothing else, is less electable than his more moderate primary opponent in a general election against Mike Rogers, the former Michigan congressman and presumptive Republican nominee.<\/p>\n

\u201cEl-Sayed is a radical,\u201d said Matt Bennett, a former staffer to President Bill Clinton and co-founder of the centrist think tank Third Way. Republicans agree.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Well then.<\/p>\n

CNN is more up front with its attempt to manipulate racial politics.<\/p>\n

Wow, That\u2019s Quite a Headline<\/strong><\/p>\n

CNN isn\u2019t afraid to put plenty of spin right in their headline: \u201cBlack voters may decide the nation\u2019s biggest Democratic primary. Many are clearly against the more progressive option<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n

Tell it like it is, Warner Bros Discovery!<\/p>\n

The article leads with a folksy description of one (presumably Black, hard to confirm as Nix isn\u2019t actually visible in the photo CNN captioned \u201cEl-Sayed speaks to Larry Nix as he pulls up to \u2018Souls to the Polls\u2019 outside Pontiac Public Library\u201d) Larry Nix, described as a 63-year-old army veteran who\u2019s \u201cfurious at how high the war in Iran has driven up the price of gas for his Ford Expedition, and he thinks Democratic leaders in Washington are \u201cgetting a little soft\u201d when it comes to taking on President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

The piece also mentions that Stevens has come to Nix\u2019s house during previous congressional campaigns, spoken with him and put a sign in his yard.<\/p>\n

All of which makes me suspect Nix is not just any random voter, but on with the show.<\/p>\n

The article also admits that Nix had seen \u201cthe barrage of television advertisements portraying El-Sayed as disparaging toward women, highlighting his past criticism of former first lady Michelle Obama\u2019s anti-obesity initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big pro-Obama person and you\u2019re dogging his wife,\u201d Nix was quoted as saying before being portrayed as telling El-Sayed he wanted to know \u201cwhat the hell is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then comes the swerve:<\/p>\n

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\u201cEl-Sayed, a former public health official, told Nix the same thing he\u2019d told about 40 attendees at New Bethel Baptist Church minutes earlier: The ads were a distortion of previous comments he\u2019d made about Michelle Obama, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and more, and an example of why he was running to get big money \u2014 including that of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which has spent millions on ads opposing El-Sayed \u2014 out of politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe opened my mind,\u201d Nix said of El-Sayed. \u201cI\u2019m going to go home and do my research, and then I\u2019m going to decide if he switched me over.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

More from the article:<\/p>\n

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El-Sayed may still have an uphill battle ahead of him. Dozens of interviews across the Detroit metropolitan area over the first weekend of early voting revealed the skepticism he faces among Black voters like Nix.<\/p>\n

The Senate primary has emerged as this year\u2019s most important test of the party\u2019s ideological gulf \u2014 with El-Sayed and Stevens, the favorite of the Democratic establishment in Washington and in Michigan, squaring off in a race that is both critical to Democrats\u2019 hopes of claiming a Senate majority in November, and an early preview of the battles to come in the 2028 presidential primary.<\/p>\n

Black voters make up about one-fifth of the state\u2019s Democratic primary electorate, and they have a history of overwhelmingly backing the more moderate candidate in similar ideological battles in Michigan. Hillary Clinton bested Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by about 40 percentage points among Black voters in the state\u2019s 2016 presidential primary, exit polls showed, and Joe Biden racked up a similar margin in 2020 against the progressive stalwart.<\/p>\n

Some of the skepticism El-Sayed faces is fueled by the negative advertisements like those Nix highlighted. But he\u2019s also hampered by lingering resentment from prominent Black Democrats who view his initial support for the \u201cuncommitted\u201d movement <\/a>in the state\u2019s 2024 presidential primary as ultimately helping President Donald Trump win Michigan that November and who worry about his campaign\u2019s focus on opposing US support for Israel.<\/p>\n

Other voters said Stevens, a White woman, has been an extremely active presence in their communities since being elected to Congress in the Democratic wave of 2018. More pointed to her role working on President Barack Obama\u2019s task force<\/a> that rescued the automotive industry \u2014 the economic driver of southeastern Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

About that \u201cbarrage of ads\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

$30 Million Here, $52 Million There and SOon You\u2019re Talking About Real Money<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bari Weiss\u2019 CBS News reported on July 20 that AIPAC was in for $30 million on Stevens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How AIPAC funded? This AIPAC funded:<\/p>\n

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We know Haley Stevens has received $30 Million from the Israel Lobby.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s NOT the total amount from the Israel lobby.<\/p>\n

Haley Stevens has at least 54 DARK MONEY campaigns funneling money to her through the Pro-Israel Network. https:\/\/t.co\/dAKGRr0JUx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XDCECUg5pb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 GenXGirl (@GenXGirl1994) July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Open Secrets<\/a> had \u201cindependent expenditures totals\u201d in the primary at over $52 million as of July 22.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s all the (presumably) unreported spending on \u201cinfluencers\u201d who have all suddenly started saying the exact same things about Stevens and El-Sayed at the same time:<\/p>\n

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The girlies on TikTok are exposing the PAID AND UNDISCLOSED influencers making content for Haley Stevens campaign! pic.twitter.com\/XifYpleH17<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 B L A K E L E Y\u2122\u2120\u00a9\u00ae LLC (@_iamblakeley) July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But it takes more than ads to crush progressive hopes and dreams. Gotta get those endorsements and play those race card as much as possible.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see what moves the establishment is making to capitalize on those allegedly \u201cturned off Black and Jewish voters.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Endorsements Roll In<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing sells Black voters on a candidate than the Democratic establishment telling them how to vote, amirite?<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got Governor Gretchen Whitmer:<\/p>\n

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As governor, I want the best for every Michigander. That\u2019s why I\u2019m endorsing Haley Stevens for the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n

Haley knows how to get things done for Michigan, and she\u2019ll fight to protect our state from rising costs and the economic chaos coming out of Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

I hope\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/q2u1iM8q40<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Gretchen Whitmer (@gretchenwhitmer) July 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This Governor Gretchen Whitmer, via the Detroit News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Viral video of Gretchen Whitmer talking to Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk \u2014 Detroit News
Priscilla Creswell\u2019s video shows Gov. Gretchen Whitmer saying at a data center groundbreaking, \u201cWe\u2019re used to people saying no and doing it anyway.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/ATaiyhbx6o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nat Wilson Turner (@natwilsonturner) July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Also this Gretchen Whitmer, seen hiding her face from the press while meeting with POTUS Trump at the White House:<\/p>\n

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She literally signed the death certificates of her constituents 7 months into her first term , let\u2019s be fr. Do-nothing democrats are losers that peaked in high school and college , who feel morally okay doing shitty things, and being shitty people. https:\/\/t.co\/E7hJncwl0m<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Great Lakes Shitposting\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf3e\ud83c\udf0a (@MidwestAnthro) July 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And yea, about that \u201cno fault auto insurance\u201d bill into law in 2019<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Under the plan, the annual Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association fee, which covers unlimited lifetime medical benefits and is at $192 now and scheduled to go up to $220 per car in July, would go down to $43 a year for people who choose lower rates of personal injury coverage. For people who choose to continue unlimited lifetime medical benefits, the fee would presumably go up because there will be fewer people paying into the system.<\/p>\n

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People who have been catastrophically injured in accidents have been terrified of the prospect of higher costs for services that have provided them a lifeline after serious car crashes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis reform will lead to injured victims not receiving needed care, and families being bankrupted trying to pay for care needed, but no longer covered,\u201d said James Johnson of Norton Shores, whose daughter was seriously injured in a car crash 14 years ago and still needs constant care. \u201cPeople will die needlessly. This purported reform is a cruel bait-and-switch, with no guarantees on rate reductions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This NPR post tells the story<\/a> of the late Brian Woodward, pictured in the second tweet above, who stated the bill \u201chas destroyed my life\u201d in 2022, before dying in 2023.<\/p>\n

David Sirota reminds<\/a> readers of The Lever<\/a> that \u201cWhitmer\u2019s dad was Blue Cross\u2019s CEO, she appointed a Blue Cross CEO co-chair of her transition & raked in more Blue Cross cash than any Mich candidate ever \u2014 as Blue Cross denies 1 in 6 medical claims.\u201d<\/p>\n

So yeah, that\u2019s enough about Governor Whitmer.<\/p>\n

Who else is endorsing Rep. Stevens?<\/p>\n

The Tough on Student Protesters State Attorney General<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a big get for the AIPAC funded Stevens: a proven ally in the struggle against rampant anti-semitism, especially on campus:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m so grateful to have my friend, AG Dana Nessel, by my side as we keep up the good fight! pic.twitter.com\/zOXyUFOxZA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Haley Stevens (@HaleyforMI) July 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here\u2019s a little more about Haley\u2019s \u201cfriend\u201d AG Dana Nessel from the Guardian in 2024<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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When the University of Michigan governing board this year asked the state\u2019s attorney general to bring charges against campus Gaza protesters, they tapped a political ally with whom some board members have extensive personal, financial or political connections, a Guardian investigation finds.<\/p>\n

Frustrated by local prosecutors\u2019 unwillingness to crack down on most of the students arrested at the height of the pro-Palestinian encampments last spring, the regents executed a highly unusual move in recruiting the Michigan attorney general, Dana Nessel, because she was more likely to file charges, three people with direct knowledge of the decision tell the Guardian.<\/p>\n

The revelations raise new questions about potential conflicts of interest. Six of eight regents contributed more than $33,000 combined to Nessel\u2019s campaigns, her office hired a regent\u2019s law firm to handle major state cases, the same regent co-chaired her 2018 campaign, and she has personal relationships with some regents.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nessel received significant campaign donations from pro-Israel state politicians, organizations and university donors who over the last year have vocally criticized Gaza protests, records show.<\/p>\n

A Guardian analysis finds Nessel\u2019s office has so far charged about 85% of the protesters who were arrested or for whom arrest warrants were requested last school year. By comparison, Washtenaw county\u2019s office only charged 10% of arrests, while the Wayne county prosecutor Kym Worthy dropped all five Gaza protest cases forwarded to her office by Wayne State University police in Detroit, data provided by protesters\u2019 attorneys and prosecutors shows.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But wait, there\u2019s more. We\u2019re talking about local grassroots activists from the Black community now.<\/p>\n

Stevens Grassroots Run Deep and Also Islamophobic<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Farmington school board member Angie Smith says she\u2019s backing Stevens because she believes she will represent everyone, \u201cnot just one race\u2026 You have to know how to work the room, don\u2019t just come in here speaking Arabic, don\u2019t come out with your Arabic music on.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/L6VYip6Xft<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sam Robinson (@samueljrob) July 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Haley doesn\u2019t seem worried though, she\u2019s proud of the support.<\/p>\n

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Rep Haley Stevens with supporter Farmington school board member Angie Smith who said \u201cdon\u2019t just come in here speaking Arabic, don\u2019t come out with your Arabic music on\u201d about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. pic.twitter.com\/fdvS2PW609<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nat Wilson Turner (@natwilsonturner) July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This led one self-declared Michigan Islamic voter on X to ask Stevens, \u201cAbdul defended you and made a statement condemning attacks against you. Why can\u2019t you do the same when it comes to nasty and vile Islamophobia? Are the statements of this woman something you support? Why should Muslims in Michigan vote for you?\u201d<\/p>\n

I wonder if Stevens has read this Home Town Life article<\/a> about the charming Angie Smith\u2019s tenure on the Farmington School Board:<\/p>\n

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Former and veteran trustees say being on the Farmington school board the last five years was like dealing with school bullies all over again.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToxic\u201d is the word of choice describing the board\u2019s culture in recent years. Superintendent Bob Herrera filed a harassment complaint against a school board member shortly before his resignation, which came just 18 months after the school board hired him. The district paid Herrera a $105,000 buyout, and the district continues to pay his six-figure salary through June as his replacement is hired.
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\u201cI felt like I was back in high school,\u201d former trustee Richard Mukamal said of the school board. \u201cIt was like the queen bee and the wannabes. This was like \u2018Mean Girls.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Green said the \u201ccommon thread\u201d was one of her elected colleagues, current trustee Angie Smith.<\/p>\n

Herrera said in his resignation Smith\u2019s harassment against him created a hostile work environment. Following his resignation, the school board censured Smith, and two board members followed Herrera\u2019s lead and resigned, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer censure-ship was much more than what the portrayal is,\u201d Green said. \u201cIt\u2019s the behavior of her overall. It\u2019s the spreading rumors, the gossip and her attacks on different staff members.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAngie Smith has had problems with every single person on that board,\u201d Terry Johnson, a former board vice president who also resigned in November, said.<\/p>\n

Smith is unapologetic for her approach. She said she\u2019s not the bully: her former colleagues are.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very vocal and I\u2019m very passionate about what I do and who I do it for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I wonder who Smith is endorsing Stevens for?<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s just idle speculation, you\u2019ve really got to see Stevens in action on the campaign trail interacting with a Jewish voter to see why her campaign building up such a head of steam.<\/p>\n

Stevens Charms on the Campaign Trail: Jewish Voter Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although, oddly Stevens isn\u2019t willing to embrace all her constituents quite so closely:<\/p>\n

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This video should end Haley Steven\u2019s campaignpic.twitter.com\/8wDwusAPlp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Patrick Ferguson \ud83c\udf49 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@Yo_Soy_Patricio) July 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Machine transcript:<\/p>\n

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Voter<\/strong>: \u201cIt\u2019s your first Fourth! And you\u2019re walking with the [inaudible \u2014 crowd noise].<\/p>\n

Stevens<\/strong>: Well, thank you so much for your community service.<\/p>\n

Voter<\/strong>: Can I ask you a question?<\/p>\n

Stevens<\/strong>: Yeah.<\/p>\n

Voter<\/strong>: I was wondering, with all the support of Republicans and people who are anti-choice and people who are working to disrupt our election systems that AIPAC is doing right now \u2014 I\u2019m wondering why you\u2019re accepting their support. I\u2019m a Jew and my family lives here in this community. And I really think that those kinds of candidates are making the Jewish people less safe. I\u2019m wondering why you\u2019re accepting their\u2014<\/p>\n

Stevens<\/strong>: Well, thank you so much for coming and bringing your kiddo. It\u2019s so nice to meet with you.<\/p>\n

Voter<\/strong>: It\u2019s nice to meet you too, but I\u2019m just wondering \u2014 I want to make life and this country a safe place for him to grow up in. I\u2019m wondering why you would want to accept their endorsement and $800,000 in ads this year.<\/p>\n

Stevens<\/strong>: Yeah. Guys, I have received\u2014 how many endorsements have I received this election?<\/p>\n

Apparent Stevens Staffer<\/strong>: A lot.<\/p>\n

Stevens<\/strong>: I think I\u2019ve got a lot of local labor.<\/p>\n

Voter<\/strong>: You are a great representative and we really appreciate your support. I\u2019m just hoping\u2014
Stevens<\/strong>: Hi. Good to see you guys. Oh my gosh. Hi.<\/p>\n

Bystander<\/strong> Look at a boat. Let\u2019s ride the boat.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Talk about how to Win Friends and Influence People!<\/p>\n

Stevens Charms on the Campaign Trail: Black Voter Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Watch Haley Stevens exit the coffee shop once she hears this community leader, Jai Singletary, voted for Abdul El-Sayed because as a soccer coach of 6-year olds, he is deeply affected by Israel\u2019s murder of children. pic.twitter.com\/cOryah2T5Y<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 GenXGirl (@GenXGirl1994) July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The video originated in this thread from local Detroit journalist Sam Robinson<\/a> and is well-worth reviewing in full as it has Stevens answering questions about how she feels about her Jewish supporters who claim they will vote for Mike Rogers if El-Sayed is the nominee<\/a> (she says \u201cI\u2019m on the Democratic team\u201d), and her opinion on the Michiganders for Money out of Politics ballot initiative<\/a> (she\u2019s all for it). <\/p>\n

But let\u2019s get back to Stevens\u2019 endorsers. She\u2019s racking them up from members of what the Black Agenda Report\u2019s late great Glen Ford called the Black Misleadership Class<\/a> all around the country.<\/p>\n

All the Way From South Carolina, It\u2019s Jim Clyburn!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The man that gave us President Joe Biden<\/a> has weighed in on the primary, via The Michigan Chronicle<\/a>. I\u2019m quoting at length so you can get a real feel for where the Chronicle is coming from:<\/p>\n

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Former House Majority Whip and one of the longest-serving Black members of the U.S. House of Representatives Jim Clyburn has endorsed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan\u2019s race for the U.S. Senate, adding the support of one of the nation\u2019s most influential Democratic leaders to her growing coalition.<\/p>\n

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Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat whose decades of leadership in Congress and within the Congressional Black Caucus have made him one of the party\u2019s most respected voices, said Stevens has demonstrated a record of delivering results for Michigan workers and families.<\/p>\n

The endorsement from Clyburn adds another nationally recognized Democratic figure to the list of supporters backing Stevens\u2019 Senate bid. Throughout his congressional career, Clyburn has been a leading voice on voting rights, civil rights, economic opportunity, and expanding political participation, while serving in senior House Democratic leadership positions and helping shape national Democratic priorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been proud to have Haley by my side through some of the toughest fights against Donald Trump and fighting to lower costs for working families,\u201d Clyburn said in a statement to Michigan Chronicle. \u201cFrom taking on Big Pharma to cap the cost of prescription drugs to bringing back good-paying union manufacturing jobs to Michigan to her work as Chief of Staff on President Barack Obama\u2019s auto rescue, helping save 200,000 Michigan auto jobs, Haley is a fighter for Michigan, and she delivers for Michigan. I\u2019m honored to endorse her campaign for U.S. Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stevens welcomed the endorsement, describing Clyburn as a national leader whose support carries significant meaning as she campaigns statewide.<\/p>\n

\u201cJim Clyburn is a civil rights icon, a historic leader, someone who knows how to take on Donald Trump, and I could not be more honored to have his support for my campaign for U.S. Senate,\u201d said Stevens. \u201cThis race is about winning for Michigan, protecting our manufacturing economy, lowering costs, and taking on Donald Trump\u2019s chaos. Jim Clyburn knows what it takes to win tough fights, which is why I\u2019m honored to have him on my team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clyburn has maintained a visible presence in Detroit during 2026. In April, he appeared at Fellowship Chapel on the city\u2019s west side for a conversation about his book, The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation. Stevens introduced Clyburn onto the stage at the event, which brought together community members to discuss the history of Black political leadership, civil rights, and civic engagement as part of his national book tour.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I gotta quote the Black Agenda Report<\/a> on Clyburn\u2019s role in the 2020 presidential primary:<\/p>\n

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On March 3, 2020, former Vice President, Joe Biden, to the euphoric pleasure of Democratic Party elites, was brought back from near political death. After terrible showings in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada, Biden was on the verge of receiving his \u201clast rights\u201d as a corporate politician. His Democratic Party elitist cronies were petrified that their last viable selection to derail Bernie Sanders from the Democratic Party\u2019s nomination was on his \u201clast legs.\u201d These corrupt elitist Democrats were likely scrambling trying to figure out which next plan to fall back upon. However, like a loyal accessory, congressman Jim Clyburn stepped in to save the day, or at least save South Carolina for the Democrats. Clyburn passionately ushered a great many Black voters into the ballot booths, to cast their votes for a man who could not give a damn about their long term liberation and prosperity. Joe Biden has never given a damn about Black people. Black people are merely useful tools in his political chest. Given this undeniable fact, it is unfortunate that most Black voters do not see the likes of Joe Biden for whom they are\u2014political adversaries to our community\u2019s quest for self-determination.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike a loyal accessory, congressman Jim Clyburn stepped in to save the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

As someone who is NOT a \u201cDemocrat\u201d (and certainly not a Republican), it is saddening to witness so many African Americans throwing their unconditional support behind the likes of Joe Biden, the man who was a primary author of the 1993\/94 Crime Bill Act. Biden was also a strong supporter of the openly racist Strom Thurmond and is a rabid imperialist warmonger. The Democratic Party has done an excellent job of politically domesticating Black voters. Intellectual honest tells us that if Biden was a Republican who did those same things, then those same Black people that voted for him would be referencing those items as talking points to convince others NOT to vote for said Republican. However, since Joe Biden is a Democrat\u2014all is good. His actions against the Black community (and humanity) are excused.<\/p>\n

How long will Black voters continue to allow themselves to be duped, stepped on, and used like convenient rags, by the Democratic Party establishment? Again, this writer is NOT a Democrat, however, if I was, I would have to take an honest look at what this party has never done for my community. I would be compelled to say, \u201cHey, let\u2019s try something else.\u201d We have unconditionally invested in white liberals with our collective votes, only to gain nothing in return. White liberals are highly skilled at lying to the Black community\u2014-masquerading as our friends, all the while supporting policies geared towards our demise.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And, apologies for going back to the Black Agenda Report well so often, but they can say things that I frankly can\u2019t. One more from July 15<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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With Platner in the rearview mirror the Democrat Party establishment have turned their sights to another bellwether state, Michigan. And here is where we see the new nadir of the Democrat Party establishment\u2019s treachery and their willingness to use identity reductionism, racist and bigoted dog whistles, and Black people as pawns in their desperate attempt to sustain its power over the party even if it means losing elections as we saw in 2016. We are already seeing Clorox Feminist groups like\u00a0EMILY\u2019S list in concert with AIPAC attempting to paint Dr. El-Sayed as a \u201csexist\u201d and \u201cmysoginist<\/a>\u201d- claims that are absolutely unsubstantiated.<\/p>\n

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The Black Misleadership Class of the Democrat Party has been and continues to defang not just the \u201cwhite left\u201d but Black people as a whole, while also being more adjacent to, and agents of white \u201csupremacy\u201d ideology than Will Lawrence<\/a>.\u00a0 That\u2019s why it\u2019s curious that the Coongressional \u201cBlack\u201d Caucus\u00a0<\/a>(CBC) tried to take a shot at Will for his previous remarks when they are the\u00a0largest recipients of blood-soaked AIPAC money than any caucus of the Democrat Party<\/a>. Hakeem \u201cAIPAC Shakur\u201d Jeffries is so beholden to the white \u201csupremacy\u201d ideology of AIPAC that he has remained silent on the fact that one of his own colleagues,\u00a0Representative Ro Khanna, was detained by zionist settler thugs and terrorists while recently in Palestine<\/a>. We even have Jeffries on record paraphrasing renowned segregationist and white supremacists, George Wallace, as he declared,\u00a0\u201cIsrael today, Israel tomorrow, Israel forever.\u201d\u00a0<\/a>Given the documented instances of the\u00a0CBC and the likes of Jeffries pledging more fealty to the zionist ethnostate than to Black people<\/a> \u2013 including Jeffries\u2019 recent plea to his Democratic Party colleagues to reject a bill to\u00a0cease sending money to Israel (introduced by\u00a0Republican\u00a0<\/em>Thomas Massie of Kentucky)<\/a>, the idea that they and other elements of the Democrat Party establishment would even suggest that Will is a racist or racially insensitive, when they consistently uphold white \u201csupremacy\u201d ideology through their votes and fealty to their AIPAC alabaster puppet masters is the equivalent of if Adolf Hitler suggested that Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortes acted too brutally against Indigenous people.<\/p>\n

The Democrat Party and the CBC have no legs to stand on when it comes to accusing others of racism or sexism. This is why it\u2019s so melancholious to witness so many Black people and women falling for their BS. They fail to realize that the use of identity reductionism in service to the Democrat Party, as Kwame Ture once described as,\u00a0\u201cracist and capitalist to the core\u201d\u00a0<\/a>only serves the race traders and race traitors of the Democrat Party more than it ever will Black and other marginalized peoples. Furthermore, they fail to comprehend that this intraparty war within the Democrat Party will not result in victors, only casualties \u2013 chief among them Black, Brown, Indigenous, and poor and working class people. At the same time the interparty war lifts up two incontrovertible facts. The first is that the Democrat Party cannot be salvaged or ever taken over by social democrat\/\u201dprogressive\u201d elements\u2026it\u2019s corporate and zionist simply won\u2019t allow this and would rather see its demise than its capture by the likes of Mamdani, Sanders, and DSA. The second is the contradictions of the social democrat\/\u201dprogressive\u201d wing of the party who insist on running as Democrats in the first place. How can so-called Democratic Socialists even pretend that they can rationalize running as socialists who wish to be members of a capitalist, neoliberal, imperialist, and corporate political party?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Would that it were that strongly written op-eds and snarky blog posts moved votes, but alas money buys them.<\/p>\n

Seems Like Money Still Buys Votes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The only independent media poll I\u2019ve seen shows that the money seems to be working for Stevens as of July 14, per USA Today<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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U.S. Senate Democratic hopeful Haley Stevens holds a nearly 7-percentage-point lead over rival Abdul El-Sayed in a new statewide poll of Democratic primary voters, with about 10% of respondents saying they remain undecided three weeks out from the Aug. 4 election.<\/p>\n

Stevens received 48% of support compared with 41% for El-Sayed, according to the Detroit News\/WDIV-TV (Channel 4) poll of 500 likely Michigan Democratic primary voters conducted last week after their first one-on-one televised debate.<\/p>\n

About 0.2% of voters surveyed volunteered that they chose state Sen. Mallory McMorrow of Royal Oak, who dropped out of the race on July 5.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hang tough y\u2019all, remember \u201cHope is the thing with feathers\u201d and all that and also changing out members of a hopelessly corrupt US Congress that has abdicated its most important powers of taxation and war making is only of so much matter.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, it\u2019s good to see the utterly corrupt and incompetent Imperial Establishment having to squander their money to fend off these challenges.<\/p>\n

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