JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Michigan Gov. Whitmer switches endorsement from Stevens to Abdul El-Sayed after primary victory
With the primary decided, the Michigan Democrats are turning their focus to defeating the Republicans.
AXIOS (Holly Otterbein) - Left turn in Michigan: Tuesday's primary takeaways
Progressives scored their biggest win of the year Tuesday in Michigan's Senate primary , narrowly defeating the Democratic establishment in the clearest sign yet of how a populist surge is remaking the party. Why it matters: Left-wing outsider Abdul El-Sayed underperformed predictions, but his victory over moderate Rep. Haley Stevens was still a rebuke to party leaders in D.C. and Michigan, and to big donors who flooded Stevens' campaign with cash. - El-Sayed was outspent 9 to 1 by Stevens and her allies — including AIPAC's political arm. He ran on an unapologetically progressive platform to abolish ICE, support Medicare for All and staunchly oppose aid to Israel. - In a bitter campaign, El-Sayed was painted as a sexist, an antisemite…
REDSTATE (Nick Arama) - This Very Ugly Exchange Between El-Sayed and Stevens in MI Senate Race Is Likely to Help the GOP
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Rogers trails Stevens in MI, but leads El-Sayed by 10: Poll
The survey highlighted the gap in independent support for Stevens and El-Sayed. In that bloc, Stevens leads Rogers by 0.8%, but El-Sayed trails by a whopping 27.5%.
NYTIMES (Reid J. Epstein) - A Democrat’s Dodge on AIPAC Points to the Party’s Tensions Over Israel
A key moment at a Senate primary debate in Michigan showed how pro-Israel Democrats are approaching the issue with caution.