{"id":3642,"date":"2026-08-05T14:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3642"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:40:02","slug":"abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigan-senate-primary-in-major-victory-for-democrats-progressive-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3642","title":{"rendered":"Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats\u2019 progressive wing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>DETROIT \u2014 Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan\u2019s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a massive victory for the party\u2019s progressive wing in a battleground state.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3640\">Could auction-bound St. Peter\u2019s get more housing? | Inquirer Chester County<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The real test of El-Sayed\u2019s and progressives\u2019 strength will now come in a November matchup against Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman who ran unopposed for the GOP nomination. The seat is pivotal to Democrats\u2019 chances of flipping the Senate and El-Sayed will face the challenge of uniting a divided Democratic base after a bruising primary.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The race remained tight throughout Tuesday night, with a winner not declared until early Wednesday. In his final remarks at a primary night party before the race was called, El-Sayed said \u201ctomorrow we begin to mend fences.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>El-Sayed\u2019s campaign said Stevens called to concede Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>El-Sayed\u2019s win represents a significant shift for the Democratic Party; in 2018 he lost the gubernatorial primary to now-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by 21 percentage points.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>El-Sayed, a former health official, campaigned on \u201cMedicare for All,\u201d halting military aid to Israel and campaign finance reform. He had support from progressive leaders including Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who framed the race as a grassroots-focused movement and a broader fight against the establishment and big-money spending.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Stevens, a more moderate candidate, was backed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and tens of millions in outside spending, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee\u2019s largest outlay ever in a single race.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Now comes the more difficult challenge for Democrats: uniting the party to defeat Rogers, for whom Republicans have already reserved large sums of money ahead of the general election. Democrats consider the seat a must-win if they are to flip control of the Senate this year.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>El-Sayed called for unity to defeat Rogers <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Early Tuesday evening, El-Sayed\u2019s supporters in Detroit\u2019s Majestic Theatre cheered at the first batches of votes, before mellowing. Hours later Stevens\u2019 previously subdued partygoers roared as she narrowed the margin.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhatever happens tonight,\u201d El-Sayed told a thinned but still energetic crowd, \u201cwe have a responsibility to ensure that we unite, unite to make sure that Mike Rogers never sees the inside of the U.S. Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health director, campaigned on \u201cMedicare for All,\u201d campaign finance reform and ending military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Stevens, a four-term congresswoman, focused on manufacturing and the economy. She stressed her past victories in tough races, saying she would be best positioned to beat Rogers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Stevens benefited from tens of millions of dollars in outside spending, including the largest investment in a race ever from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which supports pro-Israel candidates.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Michigan is a must-win Senate race for Democrats<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The race will help decide which party controls the chamber in the last two years of President Donald Trump\u2019s term. Those stakes have added heat to the rivalry, with moderates arguing that El-Sayed would have a harder time than Stevens against a Republican in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3638\">Low Cut Connie, Hilary Duff, Billy Idol, and all the other best live music happening in Philly this week<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Stevens won election to Congress in 2018 after serving as chief of staff to President Barack Obama\u2019s auto task force, which helped oversee the federal rescue of General Motors and Chrysler. Her campaign and allied groups have repeatedly highlighted that experience.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>El-Sayed cast himself as the anti-establishment candidate and argued that Democrats need to reject corporate influence and embrace a more progressive agenda.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>While the candidate has said he is not a democratic socialist, he found support from some of the group\u2019s members. That included Melat Kiros, who recently beat a longtime incumbent in a Democratic primary for a Denver-based House seat and was at El-Sayed\u2019s watch party. Also there was Hasan Piker, a progressive and controversial influencer online.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The candidates\u2019 differences were clear to some voters.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Kenneth Woodside, 87, of West Bloomfield, said he voted for El-Sayed over Stevens because \u201cthe nation is ready for someone who wants to take some more action rather than on the road we are now, which is on the road to an oligarchy and authoritarianism.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nessa Fuller, 51, of Birmingham, said she voted for Stevens because she will \u201cfight to get the right things done, and she\u2019ll work with other people, which is really important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Outside influences spent millions on the Senate race<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>National groups poured unprecedented sums into the race, making it one of the country\u2019s biggest tests of outside spending.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Groups backing Stevens spent more than $50 million, led by more than $30 million from AIPAC and its affiliates.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The spending thrust Israel policy into the center of the race even though the ads never mentioned it. While El-Sayed called for ending military aid to Israel, Stevens maintained strong support for the relationship.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Israel became a contentious issue within the Democratic Party amid a war in Gaza that killed more than 73,000 Palestinians in its retaliatory offensive after about 1,200 people were killed and 251 hostages were taken in attacks by the militant group Hamas.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>McKinney wins Detroit US House primary <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In a heavily Democratic district representing Detroit, the 13th, state Rep. Donavan McKinney defeated Rep. Shri Thanedar. McKinney argued that the city should once again have a Black representative in Congress.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>After Thanedar won election in 2022, Detroit had no Black representation in Congress for the first time since the early 1950s.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3636\">Your first look at Ellen Yin\u2019s Italian hangout | Let\u2019s Eat<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abdul El-Sayed defeated U.S. Rep. 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