AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary, giving Republicans the matchup they preferred
Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's record-spending Democratic Senate primary, and Republicans say the self-described progressive is exactly the opponent they wanted for November. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and former Wayne County health director, claimed victory Wednesday morning after a race so close it took until the day after the primary to call. Stevens […] The post Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary, giving Republicans the matchup they preferred appeared first on American Almanac .
Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's record-spending Democratic Senate primary, and Republicans say the self-described progressive is exactly the opponent they wanted for November. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and former Wayne County health director, claimed victory Wednesday morning after a race so close it took until the day after the primary to call. Stevens conceded a couple of hours later, ending the most expensive Democratic Senate primary in American history, a contest that burned through more than $80 million and exposed a widening fault line inside the Democratic Party over ideology, Israel, and the direction of the progressive left. The result sets up a general election fight against former Republican Rep. Mike…Open