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Establishment Democrats forced to cover very left flank in vital swing-state primary * WorldNetDaily * by Nicole Silverio, Daily Caller News Foundation

Stevens is presented as the establishment-backed, moderate candidate facing Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic Senate primary.

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The article previews Michigan Democratic primaries in which establishment-backed candidates face challengers to their left, focusing on the Senate race between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed and contests for two House seats. It describes candidate positions, endorsements and polling but reports no primary results.

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Democratic candidate in Michigan’s 7th District primary

Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

South Carolina representative who ran for governor

Representative and Thanedar endorser

John James
R · MI-10

Michigan representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate

Democratic candidate in Michigan’s 7th District primary

Democratic congressional candidate in Colorado

Elissa Slotkin
D · MI · SEN

Michigan senator who previously represented the 7th District and endorsed Maasdam

Diana DeGette
D · CO-1

Colorado representative defeated by Melat Kiros in a primary

Ed Markey
D · MA · SEN

Senator who endorsed El-Sayed

Nevada representative who endorsed McKinney

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed John James in Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial primary

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Senator who endorsed El-Sayed and other progressive candidates

Summer L. Lee
D · PA-12

Pennsylvania representative commenting on representation in the 13th District

House minority leader and Thanedar endorser

Jim Clyburn
D · SC-6

South Carolina representative and Stevens endorser

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Texas representative who ran for state attorney general

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader who supported Stevens

Tom Barrett
R · MI-7

Republican representative and prospective general-election opponent in Michigan’s 7th District

Pete Aguilar
D · CA-33

Democratic Caucus chair and Thanedar endorser

House minority whip and McKinney endorser

Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Representative who endorsed El-Sayed and McKinney

Representative who endorsed El-Sayed

Michigan state representative and Democratic candidate challenging Thanedar

Representative who endorsed McKinney

Gary C. Peters
D · MI · SEN

Michigan senator and Stevens endorser

Shri Thanedar
D · MI-13

Michigan representative facing McKinney in the 13th District primary

Rashida Tlaib
D · MI-12

Representative who endorsed El-Sayed, McKinney and Lawrence

Democratic candidate in Michigan’s 7th District primary

Elizabeth Warren
D · MA · SEN

Senator who endorsed El-Sayed

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

California representative who endorsed Lawrence

Representative and Thanedar endorser

Christopher A. Coons
D · DE · SEN

Delaware senator and Stevens endorser

Former Michigan state representative and former primary challenger to Thanedar

ALSO MENTIONED  Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan governor and Stevens endorser; Perry Johnson, Oakland County businessman and Republican gubernatorial candidate

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Poll Shows Abdul El-Sayed Leading Haley Stevens in Michigan Senate Primary

Coverage focuses on Haley Stevens’s campaign in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, with articles discussing polling in the contest. Right-leaning outlets frame Democratic primaries as an establishment-versus-left contest; Breitbart focuses more narrowly on El-Sayed’s polling lead and whether Stevens supporters would back him.

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