Michigan Senate Primary With Stevens, El-Sayed Puts Focus on Black Voters

Tuesday’s primary will test whether the party’s left wing can win outside of safe Democratic districts.

Rep. Haley Stevens is counting on older churchgoers and Obama-era loyalty. Abdul El-Sayed is betting on a generational split.

A new Emerson College poll shows Dr. Abdul El-Sayed leading Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat. CBS News' Fin Gomez has more on that race and some of the other 2026 midterm battles.

The drama in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District’s Democratic primary reached a boiling point Wednesday after former Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam hinted that former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink should drop out of the race ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Maasdam and Brink, two moderate, establishment-backed candidat

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is leading Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) by 15 points ahead of next week’s Democratic primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, according to a new poll.  An Emerson College Polling/WLNS/WOODTV survey released Thursday showed El-Sayed handily defeating Stevens in the primary at 54 percent to 39

New polling shows El-Sayed opening a double-digit primary lead, but Stevens still polls stronger against Rogers in November.

The repeated invoking of the pro-Israel group was a symbol of how toxic the lobbyist’s brand has become to the Democratic electorate in certain races.

In Michigan's Primary, Abdul El-Sayed Puts AIPAC on the Ballot  Haaretz

WASHINGTON, July 28 - American leftists aligned with the democratic socialist movement have been defeating moderate Democrats in primary elections this year but large swaths of the country still don't know what the movement stands for, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

At the final debate before next week’s Democratic primary for Senate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens showcased their wildly different ideological stances and political styles.

Stevens and El-Sayed trade personal attacks and other takeaways from the Michigan Senate primary debate  CNN

Just One In Three Americans Back Iran War, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds  HuffPost

Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed rolled out endorsements from a former New York congressman and a sitting New Jersey Democrat this week as polling shows him trailing Rep. Haley Stevens badly among black voters ahead of the August 4 primary.

A $3,000 donation from Ms. Rachel to Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign sparked backlash over the candidate's Israel stance and Gaza rhetoric.