What the success of 'Michigan Mamdani' says about the future of the Democrats
Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Haley Stevens in the Democrats' Michigan primary race, the AP projects. The result that is expected to shape the party's messaging to voters and how it responds to Donald Trump ahead of November's crucial midterms.
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In what was a high-stakes primary day across five US states, the bitter Democratic Senate battle between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in Michigan drew the most attention.
But the Associated Press now projects Dr El-Sayed has ultimately won, a result that is expected to shape the Democrats' messaging to voters and how it challenges US President Donald Trump ahead of November's crucial midterms.
Dr El-Sayed, a progressive epidemiologist who is pushing to cut the influence of corporate money in politics and has criticised US aid to Israel, ran as an outsider, with the support of senator Bernie Sanders and congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
His opponent, Haley Stevens, was a well-funded moderate, with the backing of establishment Democrat figures including Michigan's governor Gretchen Whitmer and senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.
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