Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur draws parallels between Michigan’s Democratic Senate race and the 2020 presidential primary.Plus, we dive into President Donald Trump’s day at the Supreme Court.
Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.— Adam WollnerMichigan’s heated Democratic Senate primary carries 2020 echoes Analysis by Sahil KapurA hotly contested Democratic primary features three main contenders: A progressive favorite, a center-left establishment candidate and someone who’s ideologically in between them trying to pluck from the left and the middle.That was the 2020 Democratic presidential primary featuring Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, respectively.And it bears uncanny resemblance to the dynamic in Michigan’s key Senate primary this year — featuring Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow.Just like Sanders himself in 2020, the Sanders-endorsed El-Sayed has strong support from the left as he campaigns on a vision for single-payer health care and getting money out of politics.
Like Biden in 2020, Stevens is seen by the party establishment as the safest option to defeat Republicans in the fall.The Democratic nominee in Michigan will face former Rep.
Mike Rogers, who narrowly lost the state’s Senate race in 2024.And much like Warren, McMorrow launched her campaign early, positioning herself as an outsider ready to upend the status quo, while seeking to build bridges with voters on the left and in the middle of the party.Some surveys suggest McMorrow may be following a similar trajectory as Warren: polling competitively for months, using social media effectively to gain traction, but ultimately fadi...