El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic Senate primary by under two points after outside groups spend more than $50 million to stop him
Every source from the earlier chapters of this story, grouped by worldview.
Chapter 3 · Jul 25 – Aug 4 · 8 days
The $70 million primary
Far Left2 articles
Dem Soc16 articles
- El-Sayed Surges in Michigan Senate Primary Polls Despite Big Spending by AIPAC
- In Michigan, AIPAC Faces Its Biggest Battle Yet
- TALKING TO ABDUL EL-SAYED BEFORE HE WINS TOMORROW
- “Why does the media use you as a boogeyman?”
- Haley Stevens Is Getting NERVOUS
- CAN DETROIT ELECT A PROGRESSIVE? | Donavan McKinney
- Abdul El-Sayed on The Intercept Briefing
- Stevens Posts Bizarre, Racist Rant Against El-Sayed as He Surges Ahead in Polls
- Michigan Primary Preview
- Republicans Panic Over DSA Surge
- Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment
- The Left Is Rising, So Centrist Dems Are Cynically Woke Again
- El-Sayed BLASTS Stevens In Final Debate
- ABDUL IS GOING IN AFTER THE DEBATE
- Haley Stevens's Palantir Consultant Scandal Draws Attention to Her Record on ICE
- Whitmer endorses Haley 'Israel Comes To Me In My Dreams' Stevens for US Senate
Liberal18 articles
- Michigan's primary reflects a Democratic base transforming in Trump 2.0: From the Politics Desk
- El-Sayed and Stevens close Michigan Senate primary offering different visions for Democrats
- Michigan Democrats pick between moderate and progressive in high-profile Senate primary
- 10 counties to watch in Michigan's primary election results
- Democrats face most contentious – and crucial – test yet with Michigan primary
- Politics chat: Will Democrats use the war and high prices for their midterm strategy?
- In the race for Senate in Michigan, multiple party fights are colliding for Democrats
- Week in Politics: Todd Blanche nomination; Michigan's Democratic Senate shakeup
- Michiganians like flexibility, convenience of early voting
- Will Black voters go with the establishment? Michigan’s Senate primary is a test.
- Democrats show divisions on Israel amid competitive midterm elections
- Outside money is flooding these U.S. House seats across Michigan
- A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics
- In Michigan Senate Democratic debate, Stevens and El-Sayed spar over outside spending
- He's a doctor and a progressive. Will he win a key US Senate race in Michigan?
- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in contested Democratic Senate primary
- Secret paid influencer campaign backing Stevens floods Michigan Senate race
- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer backs Haley Stevens
Center13 articles
- Michigan holds primaries including high-profile Democratic Senate contest
- What to watch Tuesday: Michigan Senate primary tests Democrats' path forward
- Democrats' future is on the line as El-Sayed and Stevens make final push in Michigan primary
- Contentious Michigan Senate primary divides Democrats over direction of party
- Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens' claims ahead of the Michigan Democratic Senate primary
- Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democratic primary voters not playing it safe
- Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democratic primary voters not playing it safe
- El-Sayed and Stevens race to finish in Michigan Democratic Senate primary
- Democratic Senate primaries test the party's direction in three states
- How progressive media is boosting insurgent Democrats ahead of midterms
- Left-wing Democrats are on a winning run - but can they lure back crucial swing voters?
- Gov. Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Michigan Senate primary
- Michigan Senate primary is a Democratic grudge match
Center-Right11 articles
- 'It's My Bleeding Heart': Michiganders Agonize Over Stevens vs. El-Sayed
- Michigan’s Millennial Primary Is a Fight for the Future of the Democrats
- Can America retrain workers before AI leaves them behind?
- The ‘Medicare for All’ Test for Michigan Democrats
- Sanders says ‘many’ working-class Republican voters could vote for el Sayed in general election
- Pure Michigan Chaos (with Jonathan Cohn)
- El Sayed widens lead against establishment-backed Stevens in Michigan Senate race
- What Michigan Tells Us About the Democratic Coalition
- How Old-School Race Animus Could Shake Up the Michigan Senate Race
- El Sayed clarifies 'ogre' remark as Stevens dismisses AIPAC concerns in final debate
- El Sayed swamped with criticism after leaked 'ogre on a pike' comment
Libertarian2 articles
MAGA13 articles
- Entire Squad endorses Abdul El-Sayed days before Michigan Democratic Senate primary
- Michigan: 24 Percent of Likely Democrat Voters Side with Pete Buttigieg for 2028 Presidential Run
- Buying Support? Black Pastor Who Endorsed Abdul El-Sayed Got Paid Big
- Michigan Poll: Just 57 Percent of Haley Stevens' Voters Would Back Socialist Abdul El-Sayed in November
- Another Senate Democrat Backs Stevens as Socialist El-Sayed Surges in Michigan
- Emerson poll shows El-Sayed opening a double-digit lead in Michigan
- Michigan Democrats poised to nominate a democratic socialist
- Michigan Senate Primary Tests How Far Left Democrats Will Go
- The Democratic Party's Michigan Problem
- Whitmer Backs Stevens to Stop Far-Left El-Sayed Days Before Michigan Vote
- Gretchen Whitmer endorses moderate Haley Stevens in tight upcoming Senate primary
- Major Establishment Democrat Plants Flag Against Abdul El-Sayed
- Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in hotly contested Michigan Senate race
Identity12 articles
- From Trump to El-Sayed: US Arabs in Michigan centre Palestine in politics
- Michigan voters appear to swing toward Abdul El-Sayed on eve of crucial Senate primary. Will it be enough to beat AIPAC's millions?
- Michigan’s Senate race has become a referendum on Israel — and the future of the Democratic Party
- How much has AIPAC spent against Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed? And why?
- US Arabs eye ‘historic’ Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks
- El-Sayed and Stevens clash over Israel, immigration and campaign money as new poll gives El-Sayed 15-point lead
- The Arab American News endorsements for Michigan’s pivotal August 4 primary election
- Jewish Democrats back Michigan AG Dana Nessel’s decision to skip state party convention
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to Skip Democratic Party Convention Amid Antisemitism Crisis
- In Michigan, AIPAC faces its biggest battle yet
- Michigan's Senate primary has become a proxy fight over Israel
- Haley Stevens and the money behind her
Chapter 1 · Jul 6 – Jul 8 · 3 days
Michigan Senate splits
Dem Soc7 articles
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- Abdul El-Sayed embarrasses Haley Stevens
- Audio Surfaces Contradicting Abdul El-Sayed's Claim He Never Backed Defunding Police
- There's a New Democratic Machine. It's Unabashedly Socialist.
- Hasan Piker Perfectly Explains How MAGA Is COOKED Vs Dem Socialists
- Graham Platner Inspired Another Left-Wing Veteran to Take On an Establishment Dem
- AOC Endorses Democrat Abdul El Sayed In Michigan Primary
Liberal10 articles
- Dem civil war hits primary debate stage in fiery battleground showdown
- Democrats Stevens and El-Sayed clash over Israel and campaign money
- After Trump's 2024 Michigan win, Democrats approach divisive Senate crossroads
- Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says Platner should drop out
- Monday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.6.26: McMorrow's departure jolts Senate race in Michigan
- Pete Buttigieg endorses Jocelyn Benson for Michigan governor
- McMorrow ends Michigan Senate Democratic primary bid taking no sides
- Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow ends bid for US Senate
- Democrats' civil war heads to Michigan where progressives face biggest test yet in high-stakes Senate showdown
- Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow drops out of Senate race weeks before primary