Progressives notch victory against Schumer, party leaders with Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate win
- Vice President JD Vance has attributed Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s primary victory to “self-hating white liberals” turning out en masse to vote for him.
- The left-leaning El-Sayed beat centrist state representative Haley Stevens Tuesday after winning the endorsement of prominent progressives, including Vermont independent Sen.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, surprising the party establishment.
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- Vice President JD Vance has attributed Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s primary victory to “self-hating white liberals” turning out en masse to vote for him.
- The left-leaning El-Sayed beat centrist state representative Haley Stevens Tuesday after winning the endorsement of prominent progressives, including Vermont independent Sen.
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- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, surprising the party establishment.
Sources: The Hill, The Independent