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How the Michigan Senate primary became a battle for Democrats’ soul

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is introduced by Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. | Sarah Rice/Getty Images The Democratic Party is at war with itself, and nowhere is the fight clearer than the Michigan Senate primary. On one side: Rep. Haley Stevens, backed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the establishment, who says the left is too untested and too extreme to win a general election. On the other: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the former public health official who wants to blow up the whole premise of the question. More than $40 million in outside mone...