Published Aug 5, 2026, 5:03 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source
Top Democrats set aside qualms and embrace progressive Abdul El-Sayed
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Leading Democrats quickly papered over whatever qualms they had about progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed after his win in the Michigan Senate primary was confirmed on Wednesday, instead welcoming the former public health official as their champion against the Republican nominee, Mike Rogers. The state is now key to Democrats’s hopes of retaking control of the chamber in November’s midterm elections. Winning in Michigan would put them on the path to snarling Donald Trump’s legislative agenda an