Democrats' future is on line as El-Sayed, Stevens battle in primary

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The report gives both candidates substantial attention, includes remarks from voters and campaign events, and attributes the candidates’ claims and attacks. It offers useful detail about the campaigns but limited independent analysis of the race or the outside spending.

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