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Progressive Analilia Mejia has pulled off a long-shot win in a special election primary for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, defeating favorite Tom Malinowski thanks to AIPAC’s intervention in the race.

Malinowski conceded Tuesday morning, saying in a post on X that Mejia “deserves unequivocal praise and credit for running a positive campaign and for inspiring so many voters on Election Day.”

“But the outcome of this race cannot be understood without also taking into account the massive flood of dark money that AIPAC spent on dishonest ads during the last three weeks,” Malinowski’s post said.

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[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Them:

why does this article end like mid-thought?

You:

You didn't answer his first question. The primary question he asked

Surely you can't be serious. Nobody is going to be able able to jump into the author's brain like that, and it is obviously not a serious "primary" question.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That is right. When you don't know you don't say. You should have just not answered at all.

[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Please re-read the exchange. I clearly and concisly answered the primary question, which is about what happened in regard to AIPAC funding in the election.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How about we see that differently. The first question is what I consider the primary question.

[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The first question obviously wasn't a serious question, but they were clearly confused about who AIPAC was funding.

No AIPAC did not accidentally fund the progressive. Instead they accidentally went after the moderate with the best chances of winning. I was happy to clear that up.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

RampantParanoia2365 2·63%·53· 4 hours ago Ah, thank you for not explaining that while literally walking out the d

AlDente @sh.itjust.works English 1·67%·21· 3 hours ago I’m sorry, but I don’t understand this post (and that’s not my downvote).

This you? Not understanding what the guy said in his post. The thread we are in right now. Comprehension isn't my problem. I know what I'm talking about here but you keep trying to move the goal posts.

[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it is you who still doesn't comprehend what they were saying. They weren't getting sassy with me, they were making a joke while thanking me for the explaination. They made that perfectly clear in the later response.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Glad I could help! 🙋‍♂️