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Dems' leftward lurch gets legs as El-Sayed's Michigan Senate victory sparks party debate

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DETROIT, MI - Abdul El-Sayed's victory over moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's high-stakes Democratic Senate primary is a massive boost for the party's left-wing in its ideological battle with the center-left establishment. It also gives instant ammunition to Republicans aiming to flip a crucial battleground Senate seat the Democrats must hold as part of their midterm push to win back control of the chamber.
El-Sayed is a far-left figure backed by progressive champions and socialists like Sen. Bernie Sanders...
He has also called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and is a vocal critic of Israel, even characterizing Israel's actions in Gaza as 'genocide' against Palestinians.
Rogers on El-Sayed: way too extreme for Michigan. I mean, Abdul, he has his own special sauce of crazy.
More than $80 million was spent on the primary, making it the most expensive Democratic Senate nomination contest.