Slumping Democratic establishment takes another blow with Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan win

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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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Aug. 5, 2026, 5:03 PM EDT

By Henry J. Gomez, Adam Edelman and Natasha Korecki

Abdul El-Sayed swaggered down the homestretch 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.”

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