Abdul El-Sayed's path to victory and FDA approves first mRNA flu shot: Morning Rundown
An analysis links El-Sayed’s Michigan primary win to his strength among younger and more highly educated voters.
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Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, with county voting patterns pointing to younger and more highly educated voters as pivotal. The newsletter also reports a multistate salmonella outbreak, FDA approval of the first U.S. mRNA flu shot, and a Pentagon meeting on weapons shortages.
An analysis of Michigan county voting patterns says younger and more highly educated voters helped Abdul El-Sayed defeat Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary. El-Sayed made Stevens’ support for Israel and backing from an AIPAC-linked group central to his campaign; he won about 61% of the vote in Washtenaw County. The analysis says the results point to areas where he will need to make gains to beat Republican Mike Rogers in November.
The CDC said a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños had sickened at least 345 people in 27 states, and the distributor agreed to issue a recall. The newsletter also reports that the FDA approved the first mRNA flu shot in the United States and that the Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC. Separately, sources said Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg gathered defense officials for a meeting on weapons shortages after President Trump expressed frustration about them.
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23 OUTLETSOutlets agree Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens, and will face Republican Mike Rogers in November. Left-leaning outlets largely present the win as a progressive challenge to Democratic establishment influence, while also covering Republican attacks on El-Sayed. Center outlets connect the result to debate over the party’s direction, unity behind El-Sayed, and the November race. Right-leaning outlets more often present his progressive politics as a potential general-election liability, though some focus on endorsements or election results.
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