El-Sayed Michigan Senate Bid

Michigan Democrats clash over ideology as Abdul El-Sayed eyes a Senate race.

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Senate candidate El-Sayed says it's "funny to me" to assume Michigan votes for moderates when it voted twice for Trump

El-Sayed Looks Set to Trounce Stevens

Democratic Party's Radical Shift Post-Michigan Election

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Michigan voters will decide Tuesday’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary between Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed, an open-seat contest whose winner will move into a general election central to control of the chamber next year. El-Sayed, a former public health official running as a progressive populist, has surged in late polling against Stevens, who is aligned with the party’s establishment wing. The race has drawn near-record outside spending, including major involvement by a pro-Israel group opposing El-Sayed. Republican Mike Rogers is positioning for the general election against either Democrat.

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Ideological futureCenter & Right

Michigan’s Democratic primaries are a test of where the party is headed ideologically. The outcome will show whether moderates and pragmatists still hold the upper hand or whether progressive, populist, and democratic socialist forces are gaining lasting power.

Electability stakesMostly Center

The nominee choice could affect Democrats’ chances in the general election and the broader fight for Senate control. Voters are weighing progressive energy and anger at the party against the risk of choosing a less electable candidate.