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

Sanders campaigned alongside El-Sayed and cast the primary as a contest over whether wealthy interests could stop him.

Bernie Sanders dismisses Haley Stevens, says Michigan race is against the 'billionaire class'
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At a Detroit rally, Bernie Sanders argued that Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary was a contest between Abdul El-Sayed and wealthy interests, rather than El-Sayed and Haley Stevens. Reported ad spending and endorsements reflect the race’s progressive-establishment divide.

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Bernie Sanders
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Senator campaigning for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary

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