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Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary Has Become the Party’s Ugliest Race of the Summer

First publishedAug 3, 14:45 UTC
Last updatedAug 4, 18:54 UTC · 15m ago
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CBS News8Would Stevens or El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in a Senate general election?Open ↗PBS NewsHour8Democrats' future is on the line as El-Sayed and Stevens make final push in Michigan primaryOpen ↗Fox News Latest6‘Special sauce of crazy’ — Midwest Dem candidate’s policies too extreme for voters: opponentOpen ↗The Hill7Rogers beats El-Sayed, loses to Stevens in Michigan Senate pollOpen ↗CBS News8Abdul El-Sayed on socialist labels, who he thinks belongs in the Democratic PartyOpen ↗Al Jazeera7El-Sayed, Stevens face off in Michigan Democratic Senate primaryOpen ↗NBC News8Michigan’s primary reflects a Democratic base transforming in Trump 2.0: From the Politics DeskOpen ↗NYT US9Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary Has Become the Party’s Ugliest Race of the SummerOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens' claims ahead of the Michigan Democratic Senate primaryOpen ↗CBS News8Senate candidate El-Sayed questions assumption Michigan voters are moderatesOpen ↗CBS News8El-Sayed says he wants to "build a broad coalition" of Democratic votersOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8Contentious Michigan Senate primary divides Democrats over direction of partyOpen ↗CBS News8El-Sayed and Stevens make final pitches before Democratic Michigan Senate primaryOpen ↗CBS News8Rep. Haley Stevens on Israel, the Democratic Party and PAC moneyOpen ↗Seattle Times6Michigan Democrats pick between moderate and progressive in high-profile Senate primaryOpen ↗BBC US & Canada9Michigan to decide bitter Senate Democratic primary in test for divided partyOpen ↗The Hill7The Memo: Decision day dawns for El-Sayed, Stevens and Michigan DemocratsOpen ↗The Guardian US8Michigan votes in key Senate primary as Democrats battle over party’s futureOpen ↗NYT US9Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary Poses a Test for a Divided PartyOpen ↗CBS News8Senate candidate Haley Stevens stands firm on backing U.S. military aid to IsraelOpen ↗CBS News8El-Sayed vs. Stevens in Michigan Senate primary that will test Democratic PartyOpen ↗CBS News8How two versions of the Democratic Party are on display in Michigan's Senate primaryOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8High-profile Democratic primary in Michigan pits moderate against progressive for SenateOpen ↗The Hill7Democrats face showdown over future in Michigan: Join the live discussionOpen ↗CBS News8Full Interview: Abdul El-Sayed makes progressive case as Democrats weigh race against Haley StevensOpen ↗CBS News8Full interview: Haley Stevens on race against Abdul El-Sayed, views on Israel and TrumpOpen ↗CNBC Top News7Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens square off Tuesday in Michigan Democratic primaryOpen ↗
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Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens.

Reported by 27 outlets — NYT US, BBC US & Canada, CBS News, PBS NewsHour, The Guardian US, and 6 more. See all sources ↓

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Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens.
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27 outlets, average source rating 7.8/10.
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15m ago.
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    Michigan’s primary reflects a Democratic base transforming in Trump 2.0: From the Politics Desk

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    ‘Special sauce of crazy’ — Midwest Dem candidate’s policies too extreme for voters: opponent

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