Abdul El-Sayed's win is a big boost for the Democratic Party's left wing. He won the primary in Michigan.

El-Sayed's win gives Republicans a chance to win a crucial Senate seat. Democrats need to hold this seat.

Republican nominee Mike Rogers said El-Sayed is too extreme for Michigan. Rogers called El-Sayed's ideas crazy.

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El-Sayed is a far-left candidate backed by progressive leaders like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

If elected, El-Sayed would be the first Muslim senator in the US. He supports Medicare-for-all and is an epidemiologist.

El-Sayed wants to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He also criticizes Israel's actions in Gaza.

El-Sayed's win makes some wonder if the Democratic Party has shifted to the left. This could be a one-off election result.

Mike Rogers says Abdul El-Sayed is too extreme.

Matt Bennett from the Third Way says the party has not shifted that far to the left. The primary results in Michigan may be unique.

Bennett says Democratic voters are angry at President Trump. They are taking it out on the establishment.

Matt Grossmann says the Democratic Party failed to recruit a strong candidate. Haley Stevens was not the first choice.

Grossmann says Stevens was no one's first choice. The party tried to recruit other candidates but failed.

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Grossman says the primary was a bad time to run a pro-Israel candidate. Outside groups spent a lot of money on the primary.

Over $80 million was spent on the primary. Most of the money came from outside groups supporting Stevens or opposing El-Sayed.

Abdul El-Sayed says his victory is easy to understand.

El-Sayed says his job is to listen to people. He wants to understand the challenges people face.

El-Sayed says people want money out of politics. They want Medicare-for-all.

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Adam Green says El-Sayed's win is a big victory. It shows that progressive candidates can win against outside spending.

The progressive-versus-establishment battle also happened in Michigan's 7th Congressional District.

William Lawrence won the primary in Michigan's 7th Congressional District. He was backed by progressive groups.

The party's internal battle was also on display in Michigan's 13th Congressional District.

Rep. Shri Thanedar was defeated by state Rep. Donovan McKinney. McKinney was backed by progressive leaders.

Matt Bennett says Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin won a primary and general election in 2024.

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Bennett and Grossman say Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel are not left-wingers.

Bennett says the party has not shifted far to the left. El-Sayed's win was a unique result.

Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail for Fox News.