abdul el sayed haley stevens contest
Definition
A political context referring to the 2018 Michigan Democratic primary election for governor, characterized by the progressive candidacy of Abdul El-Sayed and the subsequent political positioning and endorsements involving figures like Haley Stevens within the Michigan Democratic Party.
A synecdoche for the internal ideological tensions within the Democratic Party between the progressive left and the establishment wing as played out in suburban and urban Michigan electoral politics.
Examples
The abdul el sayed haley stevens contest was a masterclass in how to politely disagree about the future of a political party while fighting over the same patch of suburban lawn signs.
Watching the abdul el sayed haley stevens contest unfold was like observing two people argue over the best way to renovate a house that had already caught fire.
One could argue that the abdul el sayed haley stevens contest proved that in Michigan politics, the only thing more competitive than the primary itself is the ensuing scramble to pretend you were a unifier all along.