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El-Sayed zeroes in on Rogers after Michigan Senate primary win

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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed immediately zeroed in on his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, by calling the former House lawmaker a carpetbagger and 'corporate sellout' after clinching the Democratic primary nod in the Michigan Senate race.
El-Sayed narrowly won the Democratic primary for retiring Sen. Gary Peters's (D-Mich.) seat on Wednesday, defeating center-left Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in a hard-fought contest.
Polling heading into the primary suggested that El-Sayed would trounce Stevens in the Democratic primary but fare less well against Rogers in a hypothetical match-up.
Some of that polling, however, showed both El-Sayed and Stevens statistically tied against Rogers.
El-Sayed's victory is welcome news for Republicans, who see him as the weaker candidate heading into the November election.
Some Democrats also expressed anxiety around El-Sayed's candidacy, worrying he could imperil other candidates downballot.
Rogers in a statement characterized the race as a choice between 'common sense or complete insanity,' calling the former health official an 'extremist' who was 'leading a movement grounded in ideological fanaticism.'