El-Sayed and Haley Stevens clash in Michigan Democratic Senate primary
Michigan's Democratic Senate primary has become a high-stakes battleground between progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens. The race is viewed as a key indicator of the Democratic Party's ideological direction ahead of the midterms.
Why it matters
The outcome of this primary could influence the party's platform and its ability to maintain control of the Senate.
The polls are now closed in Kansas, Missouri, and most of Michigan, three of the five states from coast-to-coast holding primary elections on Tuesday. The biggest spotlight is on Michigan, where the high-stakes fight between the left-wing and the center-left establishment for the future of the Democratic Party is front-and-center. Boosted by a string of victories this spring in mostly blue congressional districts across the country, the Democrats' ideological war moves to the Great Lakes battleground state, where progressive victories could reshape the party and endanger must-hold seats in the midterm elections. Also at stake as Michigan, Kansas, Missouri join Virginia and Washington State in holding mid-summer primaries is President Donald Trump's immense clout over the GOP and the power of his endorsements in Republican nominating contests.
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