El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate Primary Win Sets Up the Left’s Biggest Test of the Fall

2026-08-05 17:08 • ;Lisa Lerer
Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate candidacy poses a critical test of Democrats’ ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?
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