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Left-wing Democrats are on a winning run — but can they lure back crucial swing voters?

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On a Saturday evening in Michigan, hundreds of voters packed into Detroit's Opera House, rising to cheer as Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the stage. In Michigan, the open Senate seat is a must-win for Democrats. It is not the only test of progressive power in a midwestern battleground state, as self-described Democratic socialist Francesca Hong attempts to secure a win in the governor's race in neighbouring Wisconsin just a week later.