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As McMorrow exits Senate race, the fight for her supporters begins in Michigan

Stevens is competing for McMorrow’s supporters and says she is the strongest Democrat to challenge Mike Rogers.

As McMorrow exits Senate race, the fight for her supporters begins in Michigan
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Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow ended her campaign for the open U.S. Senate seat, leaving Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed to compete for her supporters in the Democratic primary. The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in November.

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Haley M. Stevens D · MI-11
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U.S. representative and Democratic Senate candidate

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Michigan state senator and former Democratic Senate candidate

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Democratic Senate candidate

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President criticized in Stevens’s campaign statement

Analilia Mejia
D · NJ-11

U.S. representative who endorsed El-Sayed

Republican Senate candidate and general-election opponent

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader backing Stevens

U.S. representative who endorsed El-Sayed

Gary C. Peters
D · MI · SEN

Michigan senator whose seat is open

ALSO MENTIONED  Dana Nessel, Michigan attorney general who endorsed Stevens; Jessica Mackler, EMILY’s List president who praised Stevens

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Mallory McMorrow Suspends Michigan Senate Campaign

Outlets agree Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, leaving Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed in the primary. Stevens is among the candidates seeking McMorrow’s supporters. Left-leaning outlets focus on whether El-Sayed will gain McMorrow’s supporters, including a cited poll showing him ahead of Stevens. Center outlets treat the exit chiefly as a contest for those supporters, with one article citing an analyst who says they could split. Right-leaning outlets frame the race as an establishment-progressive divide and also highlight El-Sayed’s Israel criticism and Stevens’s support for Israel.

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