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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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[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (51 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.

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[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com -4 points 14 hours ago (6 children)

Gaza gets wiped out even faster now on top of all the other bad things the GOP want.

Not that I believe that Gaza dissenters mattered at all in this election. I'd be amazed if even 1% of voters considered it a factor for their vote.

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 9 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

You could just have typed out "I have no brain" and saved the spare processing power you've got left. I thought this would end after the election, but I guess it goes on. You people all say the same long debunked drivel, so I will not waste time writing new text, when the old is still uncontested

edit: and the addendum about scolding leftists when 50% don't vote

[–] linkerbaan@lemmy.ml 8 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Blue MAGA cannot fathom a universe where one of the two candidates isn't a literal Nazi.

[–] StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml 23 points 14 hours ago

I think what you're supposed to take away from this is actual left wing candidates who are against genocide did well this election. A big part of why Kamala lost is because she did not have high voter turnout from the left. She spent most of her campaign trying to appeal to moderate right-wing voters who did not vote for her. And she also did not get the turn out of the left because of it. She should have been trying to appeal to farther left voters by promoting actual left Wing ideas and not sicking the police on anti genocide protesters.

But hey it don't matter, not like we're ever going to get to vote again anyway

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[–] AidsKitty@lemmy.world 28 points 20 hours ago

She knew how to keep her job.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Another reason to love her.

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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 130 points 1 day 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?

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 73 points 1 day ago (4 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.

[–] menemen@lemmy.ml 35 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

It is actually worse. It confirms the right wing standpoints and thus leads to a general societal swing to a more right-leaning worldview. This is basically what framing is. You can see this very well here in Germany, were basically the whole political spectrum nowadays presents views that would have been considered far right just 10 years ago.

[–] BlitzoTheOisSilent@lemmy.world 30 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

But if you point this out on Lemmy, you're a MAGA Trumper with six Trump dildos shoved up your ass and a fetish for fascism.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 25 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Got called a Russian bot multiple times for calling out the blue Maga people. Criticising the Democratic strategy is apparently the same as wanting Trump to win.

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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 18 points 17 hours ago

Don't forget you're also a secret ~~jew~~ Russian

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 103 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Fucking learn from this, DNC.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Tbh I’m not convinced there’s going to be an election 4 years from now

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 18 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

Then you don't appreciate how effective a release valve from public frustration elections are

The ruling class will never give them up. They own both parties, why would they?

Don't worry. You'll get your patronizing pretend democracy again in two years.

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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 85 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

We need to go more to the right!

— Democrats, every time they lose

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 20 points 13 hours ago

DNC response:

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[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 103 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Dont expect the Democrats to learn anything from this because their Billionaire donors would rather they lose by promoting policies that don't threaten profits than win and cost the donors money.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 37 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Their billionaire donors don't lose, that's the point. Reps are following the same main purpose of allowing barely restricted capital accumulation.

To know what happens in US politics when the donors are seeing even the distant possiblity of losing one day, ask Black Panthers for example.

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 82 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do not support genocide. It is that easy!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 44 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It's not that easy. Democrats have to go a lot more left than just "not genocide." They have to actually give a shit about the conditions of the working class if they want the working class to support them.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 31 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

That is true but Tlaib won by an overwhelming majority of 77% against 19%. Indicating most voters did not blindly pick D or R.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 20 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I need you to understand something: Gaza is not the only reason somebody might have voted for Tlaib.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 30 points 22 hours ago

That is undeniable. Her other progressive policies also appear to be very popular. 77%!

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 77 points 1 day 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.

[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 62 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Democratic party is not a left leaning or even a centrist party. Most of right wing policy of Republican presidency is continued by the Democratic presidency.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 24 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

We have a conservative party and a very conservative party.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 17 points 17 hours ago

We have two very conservative parties with one trying to shake their branding of being otherwise.

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