The progressive Senate candidate “shook up the world” in a turbulent midterm cycle that finds the party’s old guard bruised and limping toward an uncertain future.U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a candidate for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, hosts a "Meet and Greet" campaign event with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at Michigan Conference-Teamsters on July 24 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano / Getty ImagesAug. 5, 2026, 5:03 PM EDTBy Henry J. Gomez, Adam Edelman and Natasha KoreckiAbdul El-Sayed swaggered down the home stretch in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, mugging for photos at a pool party with content creators and calling his opponent “the least capable candidate in America.”Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Slumping Democratic establishment takes another blow with Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan win
The progressive Senate candidate “shook up the world” in a turbulent midterm cycle that finds the party’s old guard bruised and limping toward an uncertain future.
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