DETROIT, MI - Abdul El-Sayed's victory over moderate Rep.Haley Stevens in Michigan's high-stakes Democratic Senate primary is a massive boost for the party's left-wing in its ideological battle with the center-left establishment.The win called Wednesday morning gives instant ammunition to Republicans aiming to flip a crucial battleground Senate seat the Democrats must hold as part of their midterm push to win back control of the chamber.Republican nominee former Rep.
Mike Rogers, in a Fox News Digital interview ahead of the primary, argued that El-Sayed is "way too extreme for Michigan.I mean, Abdul, he has his own special sauce of crazy."MEET THE FAR LEFT INSURGENTS WAGING WAR ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE 2026 MIDTERMSEl-Sayed is a far-left figure backed by progressive champions and socialists like Sen.
Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and other members of the Squad.
He beat Stevens, an establishment Democrat, by 1% when the race was called by AP with 99% of the vote counted on Wednesday morning.A former Wayne County Health Department director, El-Sayed, if elected in November, would make history as the nation's first Muslim senator.He is an epidemiologist who unsuccessfully ran for governor as an insurgent candidate in 2018.
He has made support for "Medicare-for-all" a major component of his campaign.He has also called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and is a vocal critic of Israel amid its war with Hamas — even characterizing Israel's actions in Gaza as "genocide" against Palestinians.El-Sayed, who served as a top surrogate on Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, has also vowed not to accept PAC donations.El-Sayed's primary election victory has some wondering if the party of the late Rep.
John Dingell, who was famously known as the "Dean of the House" during his historic tenure in Congress, and his wife Rep.Debbie Dingell, the current dean of the Michigan congressional delegation, has broadly ...