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Bernie Sanders dismisses Haley Stevens, says Michigan race is against the 'billionaire class'

At a Detroit rally, Sanders said the primary was a contest between El-Sayed and wealthy interests, not between the two candidates.

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At a Detroit rally, Sen. Bernie Sanders argued that Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary was a contest between Abdul El-Sayed and wealthy interests, not El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens. The article also reports outside-group spending, endorsements and Stevens’s recent viral campaign speeches.

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Senator who campaigned for Abdul El-Sayed and criticized how the primary was being framed

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Michigan Senate candidate criticized by Sanders and discussed for her recent campaign speeches

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Democratic Senate candidate backed by Sanders and the focus of Sanders’s remarks about outside spending

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Michigan Senate candidate who ended her campaign

Republican Senate candidate expected to face the Democratic primary winner

Chuck Schumer
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Senate Minority Leader who backs Stevens

Representative who joined Sanders at the rally and supports El-Sayed

Gary C. Peters
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Retiring senator who endorsed Stevens

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Sanders Criticizes Outside Spending in Michigan Senate Primary

Sanders campaigned for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary and made wealthy interests a focus of his remarks. Center outlets present the rally as an argument that progressives can win and include criticism from Stevens and Republican representatives. Right-leaning outlets center Sanders’s description of the race as a contest against wealthy interests and report on spending and endorsements, with little direct response from Stevens.

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