Classy Tweet from Abdul El-Sayed. Democratic unity - should be a goal of all.

[Nanjeanne]

Link to tweet

[oberliner]

1. Always good when it seems like Democrats are coming together

[Hortensis]

19. Coming together enough, yes. I read that he and the

other Democratic candidates were careful not to actually attack Whitmer in the last debate. Since she will almost certainly be the Democratic nominee for governor in this swing state, she of course doesn't have their luxury of tacking to the left. She will the one who will be filling state offices if she wins, and I'm wondering if he might like to work to advance healthcare from within and position for his next run.

In any case, if the poll numbers are an indication, four days from now they will all classily bow out and hopefully throw themselves into rescuing MI from the Republicans.

[oberliner]

20. Still a lot of undecideds

And with three candidates in the race, anything can happen.

[Hortensis]

24. Scary. The race that counts is the one

that will elect a Democratic governor. Or fair to.

This is a state where voters stunned the experts by voting for Donald Trump two years ago. On the other hand, Michigan’s current governor is blamed for the lead poisoning of an entire city — Flint — and for waiting too long to do anything about it.

Michigan is also a state that was once one of the nation’s wealthiest, and whose citizens are now poorer than average, where the roads are falling apart, and where many schools are failing to do an adequate job educating the kids, and college graduates are leaving the state to find work. ...

Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette, 64, is the clear frontrunner, and has been running for governor, some say, since he was elected attorney general in 2010.

He’s a strong supporter of President Trump, who endorsed him early on in a tweet that unfortunately misspelled his name. Personally wealthy by inheritance, he has raised millions, much of it from major corporations.

He has long strongly appealed to social conservatives, opposing same-sex marriage and legalized marijuana in addition to abortion.[

http://www4.toledoblade.com/Op-Ed-Columns/2018/07/05/A-preview-of-the-GOP-race-for-Michigan-governor.html/div]

[brush]

2. Didn't he just accuse her of money laundering? Guess someone advised him...

that wasn't a good look so he'd better make nice.

[Takket]

5. Yup.

[Nanjeanne]

9. Not exactly. He used the term "legal money laundering" - Apologized and deleted it and then went

on to explain what he meant by tweeting:

To be clear, I don’t believe that @gretchenwhitmer or Build a Better Michigan have done anything illegal - nor did I intend that, or am I accusing them of it.

But they used a legal loophole to subvert transparency. Over $550,000 used to sway voters in this race are untraceable.

Legal doesn’t mean right. And this money - a la Citizens United - is what corrupts our democracy.

It’s why I don’t take corporate money.

But hey - no politician ever takes a punch at his opponent. Only those approved by those who shall be nameless.

Yeah - unity. It's why the Democrats will probably blow this midterm - some of those just can't seem to help themselves.

[oberliner]

16. No, he used the term "money laundering"

Then he deleted that and changed it to "legal money laundering".

Then he deleted that one too.

[emulatorloo]

17. Yes that is correct. Glad he came to his senses and wrote this unity tweet

[oberliner]

18. Me too

Here's hoping a Democrat wins the governorship.

[uponit7771]

25. Really ?! There's no "legal" money laundering, come on ...

[emulatorloo]

37. That is incorrect. He falsely accused her of money laundering in his first tweet

He then deleted that one, and posted the “legal money laundering”.

Happily now he posted the unity one. Thank you for sharing that.

Here is the first one.

?itok=XgowFa_O

[BannonsLiver]

38. Soooo he accused her of money laundering then.

Got it.

[Wwcd]

30. He did then edited to accuse her of "Legal Money Laundering"

What the hell is Legal Money Laundering?

He's a shifty one. Buyer Beware. His own medical professionals have called him out for his past bs practices.

He is all talk & little credibility.

OR sends out yet another one to stab the backs of ACTUAL Dems.

[JustAnotherGen]

33. That's what I got out of it

I wouldn't trust him.

[Wwcd]

34. Another OR manufactured hired back stabber .

that's how I see him.

Give Rightful Credit to Dark Money electioneer, TAD & Old Town Media.

"MONEY & MEDIA" he said

Who's laundering money again?
Three fingers point back at you Mr Sayd.
Time to Investigate OR.


Vote Gretchen Whitmer for MI Dem Gov

[MineralMan]

3. Backpedaling as fast as he can, it seems.

His strategy backfired on him. Nice try, Mr. Primary Candidate. Better luck next time in some other race.

[uponit7771]

26. +1, he outed himself in the stupidest way possible

[NCTraveler]

4. I can't stop laughing.

We currently have another politician/entertainer/traitor in this country who uses twitter just like this.

Guy keeps having to go back.... back.... way back....

Link to tweet

Uses polls like that other Twitter champion as well.

Link to tweet

The reality.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2018/governor/Michigan.html

[comradebillyboy]

22. That RCP average is just brutal

Whitmer: 40.8
Thanedar: 20.8
El Sayed: 17.5

[Fiendish Thingy]

23. I agree with his ultimate point re: corporate money

But disagree with his expression via twitter

[NCTraveler]

27. And I agree with you. nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

32. You know what they say about "birds of a feather...." n/t

[Nanjeanne]

6. Good grief. It's no wonder no one posts anything on these boards. The bat signal is too strong.

[NCTraveler]

10. 132,461 posts in GD alone in the last thirty days.

Over 4,400/day.

[Nanjeanne]

11. Oy vay. ; No words. Thanks for the status report. Important.

[NCTraveler]

12. Not sure why it was important.

Kind of goes hand in hand with "legal money laundering".

[Nanjeanne]

13. Sorry - I don't get the joke but I'm sure it's a good one.

And just because this seems to be the thing to do after one posts something strange . . .

[NCTraveler]

15. It's a hat tip. I appreciate it.

Link to tweet

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And a to you.

We are now at 132,519 posts in this forum in the last thirty days.

[Wwcd]

31. K & R Whitmer is quite Respected & Loved in Michigan

Great Post, NCTraveler

[msongs]

7. they smile in your face, all the time they wanna take your place... nt

[theaocp]

8. Reflection is the sign of maturity.

It will be great to have a candidate on Wednesday for the Democrats.

[MrsCoffee]

21. Yeah, no. How about a real apology.

[uponit7771]

28. It would've been better to just say he screwed up with the money laundering crap

[Blue_true]

36. I agree. He should say that he misunderstood and jumped the gun.

And once he was able to take time from campaigning, he concluded that he was wrong.

[kcr]

29. That was a good tweet.

Last edited Sat Aug 4, 2018, 04:19 AM - Edit history (1)

I think this was a wise decision on his part. Edit never mind. New info has come to light and I think someone is in big trouble.

[all american girl]

35. Was this before or after he decided to accuse Whitmer of the crime of money laundering

because this man is not classy.

[MineralMan]

39. It's a little late to retract the claws, I think, Mr. El-Sayed.

The damage has been done, I suspect. Are you not embarrassed that you made those accusations, now that they have backfired on you? Where, I wonder, did you get the information in the first place? Care to share?