El-Sayed has his work cut out between now and November
<p>Far-left progressive Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, a swing state that Donald Trump won twice.</p><p>It was the first major test of an ascendant progressive wing of the Democratic Party looking to see how far they could push their agenda outside of liberal strongholds like New York City — and he passed it. But just barely, and the warning signs on the horizon are flashing red.</p><p>See, El-Sayed defeated moderate Rep.
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<p>Far-left progressive Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, a swing state that Donald Trump won twice.</p><p>It was the first major test of an ascendant progressive wing of the Democratic Party looking to see how far they could push their agenda outside of liberal strongholds like New York City — and he passed it. But just barely, and the warning signs on the horizon are flashing red.</p><p>See, El-Sayed defeated moderate Rep. Haley Stevens by just a percentage point — winning 48.5% of the vote to her 47.5% — thereby winning a plurality of the Democratic vote, not a majority.</p><p>That means he’s got some work to do between now and November.</p><div class="RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement" data-module data-align-center><a class="AnchorLink" id="module-b70000" name="module-b70000"></a> <div class="RichTextSidebarModule-title">Columnists bug</div> <div class="RichTextModule-items RichTextBody"><h2>Columnists</h2><br><i>In-depth political coverage, sports analysis, entertainment reviews and cultural commentary.</i><br></div> </div><p>He’s, as my colleague and Michigan native Jamal Simmons put it, a very talented “political athlete,” but Michigan Democrats — like all Democrats, it seems — are deeply divided on which direction to take the country and which messages will work best to win big in November. And you better believe the general election will expose all the ugly and treacherous fault lines.</p><p>While the issue of Israel has been front and center — intentionally put there by many progressives who believe it a defining one, for better or worse — there are other divides in the party that candidates like El-Sayed will have to reckon with, and quickly.</p><p>One of the major schisms on the left right now is between progressives and Black voters, many of whom, especially older Black voters, aren’t supportive of the socialist agenda these candidates are openly pushing and prefer, instead of moderate candidates who are focused on kitchen-table issues.</p><p>To wit, Stevens was <a class="Link" href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/swing-state-poll-spells-trouble-far-left-schumer-backed-candidate-dominates-critical-voting-blocs" target="_blank" >leading among</a> Black voters in Michigan by a whopping 46 points before the primary, and she <a class="Link" href="https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/how-abdul-el-sayed-won-michigan-big-turnout-liberal-towns-walkup-votes/" target="_blank" >delivered them</a> on Tuesday night.</p><p>Of the 12 Michigan counties with large Black voter populations, El-Sayed won just five, and Stevens won seven.
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- <p>Far-left progressive Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, a swing state that Donald Trump won twice.</p><p>It was the first major test of an ascendant progressive wing of the Democratic Party looking to see how far they could push their agenda outside of liberal strongholds like New York City — and he passed it. But just barely, and the warning signs on the horizon are flashing red.</p><p>See, El-Sayed defeated moderate Rep.
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El-Sayed has his work cut out between now and November
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