most of the night cubs i would go to in detroit would not let abdul el-sayed through the door, at least not until he washed his face first. he would be told he looks too scruffy, and basically comes off as a loser.  the bouncers would be concerned he's there to harass the girls.

call it a fluke, call it corruption, call it a failure on his opponent's behalf. but detroit is not new york. detroit isn't 70% immigrants. he's going to have a hard time attracting voters in michigan, outside of two or three core regions that are quite small.