Anyone who spins AES's victory after getting outspent ~9:1, including ~4.5:1 by AIPAC alone, as anything less than stunning is lying to you/is Politico
Fair - and despite the media coverage, from what little I've seen El-Sayid and his surrogates weren't the only ones throwing some pretty sharp elbows in a place not exactly famed for the Henry Jamesian gentility of its politics.
I wasn't paying the closest attention to the race—I knew who I wanted to win for what I felt were obvious reasons, but I'm not a horse-race person and I'm not in Michigan—then last night as the votes were being counted I saw he was outspent NINE TO ONE????? He should have been dead in the water!
AIPAC: "Throw more money into attack ads"
Voters: "Ew. We hate AIPAC and attack ads. But we like leftists."
Lib Journos: "The lessons we learned from last night: 20 reasons why AIPAC is perfect and flawless and democrats need to move to the right"
Like if Politico wanted to make a genuine case, Cori bush losing by double digits in a far more progressive year would be an example. Like yeah she got outspent, but she had enough money spent on her campaign that not even hitting 40% is embarrassing