Michigan Senate Democratic primary race remains too close to call as El-Sayed holds narrow lead – US politics live
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“I am feeling fired up, and you should be too.”The bitter and expensive campaign attracted national attention not just because the general election for the seat will help decide which party controls the Senate. It also became the most notable proxy battle between the Democratic Party’s establishment and progressive wings.Candidates from the left-flank – including democratic socialists – have found surprising success in the party’s US House primaries, including in New York and Denver, in areas that tend to veer farther left. A progressive victory in Michigan would be significant for the movement.The winner of Tuesday’s race will face the Republican nominee, former representative Mike Rogers, in November, to succeed the retiring Democratic senator Gary Peters.
- ▪“I am feeling fired up, and you should be too.”The bitter and expensive campaign attracted national attention not just because the general election for the seat will help decide which party controls the Senate.
- ▪It also became the most notable proxy battle between the Democratic Party’s establishment and progressive wings.Candidates from the left-flank – including democratic socialists – have found surprising success in the party’s US House primari
- ▪A progressive victory in Michigan would be significant for the movement.The winner of Tuesday’s race will face the Republican nominee, former representative Mike Rogers, in November, to succeed the retiring Democratic senator Gary Peters.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Michigan Democratic Senate primary too close to call — Washington Post — Politics
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05.46 EDTMichigan Senate Democratic primary race remains too close to callHello and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.The race for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan remains too close to call early on Wednesday with Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, holding a narrow lead over congresswoman Haley Stevens.At around 5am local time, El-Sayed had 49.5% of the vote and Stevens 45.78%, with more than 95% of votes counted.Both addressed supporters, saying the vote count could continue well into the day.“We knew that this was going to be a close race, and that’s exactly what we’ve got,” Stevens said.
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