🇺🇸🗳📝 — DSA-affiliated Islamo-socialist Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for Michigan Senate, according to The Associated Press
He narrowly defeated the Democratic liberal Haley Stevens in a 48.48% x 47.51% contest, with a difference of 26,000 votes
🇺🇸 Stevens had the backing of Democratic leadership in Washington, an established record as an elected official in Michigan and deep financial pockets, including $32m from Aipac -the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
🌹 Outside groups, as the DSA, favoured her over El-Sayed by a margin of nine-to-one.
🗳 This sets up a general election contest against former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers, who ran unopposed and will provide a high-stakes test of whether a DSA openly left-wing candidate can win a general election race in a true battleground state, with Rogers expected to win
➡️ If he wins, however, it could provide progressive Democrats with proof of concept for why a left-wing candidate for president in 2028 could be more successful than the kind of establishment centrists the party has nominated in recent contests.
➡️ If El-Sayed loses to Rogers, it could deal a mortal blow to Democratic hopes of retaking control of the US Senate, as a Republican hasn't won a Senate race in Michigan since 1994.