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Senate hopeful Haley Stevens knows how to win in Michigan. Democrats must decide if that's enough
Stevens and El-Sayed are splitting Democrats over electability, as outside groups have spent more than $30 million to boost her candidacy, officials said.
- On Sunday, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign, leaving Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed as the two main contenders in Michigan's August 4 Democratic U.S. Senate primary.
- While Stevens leans on more than $30 million in outside spending, El-Sayed has built grassroots momentum with progressive rallies and endorsements from the United Auto Workers, creating a contrast in campaign strategies.
- The United Democracy Project, a super PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, has spent more than $13 million on Stevens' behalf and reserved another $7 million before the primary.
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and establishment figures have rallied behind Stevens, yet voter Dave Burdick argues leadership should prioritize policy goals over broad appeal, saying, "We've got to make it appeal to everybody."
- Michigan has repeatedly rewarded outsider candidates challenging the political establishment, suggesting voters may continue breaking from party lines to support those promising substantive change over traditional electability calculations.
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Senate hopeful Haley Stevens knows how to win in Michigan. Democrats must decide if that's enough
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is closing Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary by arguing she is the party’s strongest candidate to beat Republicans.
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Michigan AdvanceNew poll shows El-Sayed, Stevens statistically tied in Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary
Detroit’s Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham, the two remaining Democratic candidates seeking Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, are statistically tied in a poll conducted the day before and day of Tuesday’s first head-to-head debate. According to…
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