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

McMorrow ended her Senate campaign and left the Democratic primary contenders to compete for her supporters.

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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U.S. representative and 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

McMorrow suspended her campaign for Michigan’s Democratic Senate nomination, leaving Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed in the primary. Left-leaning outlets focus on who might gain McMorrow’s supporters and the moderate-progressive choice ahead. Center outlets mostly stress the withdrawal’s effect on the primary and her pledge to support its eventual nominee. Right-leaning outlets more often cast the contest as an ideological test, with some emphasizing polling setbacks or controversy.

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