Five Things to Know About Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed

The 41-year-old progressive won the state’s hotly contested Democratic Senate primary, the most significant 2026 win for the party’s far left Progressive firebrand Abdul El-Sayed beat four-term Rep. Haley Stevens to win the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in battleground Michigan, according to the Associated Press.Here are some things to know about El-Sayed:Unabashedly progressiveLike many far-left candidates, El-Sayed supports Medicare for All and free child care and wants to see the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency abolished. He calls Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide.While he isn’t a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, El-Sayed has support from many who...