DETROIT: Left-wing insurgent Abdul El-Sayed called for Democratic unity on Wednesday (Aug 6) after narrowly defeating the party establishment's candidate in Michigan and claiming the nomination for one of November's most important US Senate races."The things that unite us are so much bigger than the things th

Abdul el Sayed's rise in Michigan's Senate primary is testing the Democratic Party's winning coalition as the race exposes deep ideological divisions.

Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.