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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 3

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    moocow1452
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    Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats' progressive wing https://apnews.com/article/michigan-primary-senate-elsayed-stevens-60c79349b60ffbf24a34d60b76e130ed

    Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats' progressive wing

    https://apnews.com/article/michigan-primary-senate-elsayed-stevens-60c79349b60ffbf24a34d60b76e130ed

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    1. patience_limited
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      I'm delighted by this. It's going to be nice voting for a policy agenda in November instead of just voting against the "R". I'm also pleased that Callie Barr will be running in my U.S. House...

      I'm delighted by this. It's going to be nice voting for a policy agenda in November instead of just voting against the "R".

      I'm also pleased that Callie Barr will be running in my U.S. House district against the odious Rep. Jack Bergman. She's a youthful firebrand with plenty of political positives - military spouse, veteran advocate, mother, etc. Bergman has infuriated a historically very red district (includes Michigan's Upper Peninsula) by spending most of his time in Louisiana and not holding any constituent meetings. I'm hopeful Barr will win handily.

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