Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took a swipe at a Rep.
Haley Stevens, D-Mich., on Friday, saying Michigan's Democratic Senate primary isn't about her but about whether the "billionaire class" can stop progressive Abdul El-Sayed.Sanders delivered the remarks at a Detroit campaign rally Friday alongside El-Sayed, who is set to face Stevens in the Aug.4 primary."In all due respect to Haley Stevens, everybody knows that this is not an election between her and Abdul," Sanders said.
"This is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class.That is what this election is about."Sen.
Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Mich.(Sarah Rice/Getty Images)BERNIE, AOC TO TEAM UP WITH EL-SAYED AS DEM CIVIL WAR MOVES TO MICHIGANSanders said wealthy donors and outside groups have poured unprecedented sums into the race to defeat El-Sayed, whom he has endorsed as one of the leading progressive candidates running for the Senate this cycle."The billionaire class, which has already — and there are two weeks left to go in the election — has already spent $50 million against him," Sanders said.
"Now I want everybody here throughout the state, people turning on the TVs and they see all these ads, I want you to ask yourself a simple question: Why are the richest people in the country spending tens and tens of millions of dollars to defeat Abdul El-Sayed?"Sanders claimed outside groups have outspent El-Sayed's campaign by a margin of 12-to-1, portraying the flood of spending as evidence that powerful interests view the progressive candidate as a threat..According to AdImpact, super PACs backing Stevens are spending about $26.9 million on television ads during the final five weeks of the primary, compared with roughly $2.1 million backing El-Sayed.DEM CIVIL WAR HITS PRIMARY DEBATE STAGE IN FIERY BATTLEGROUND SHOWDOWN: 'WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?'Michigan U.S.
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Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks with media after a debate at WoodTV studi...