Democratic divisions, polling misses and Ocasio-Cortez’s egg freezing: the week in politics.
Category: Stevens, Haley
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After Michigan Loss, AIPAC Weighs a Second Effort to Defeat El-Sayed
The New York Times – On the Runway:The pro-Israel organization spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. It might try again in the general election.
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Abdul El-Sayed Thinks Progressives Have a Way to Win. I Hope He’s Right.
The New York Times – On the Runway:Abdul El-Sayed is quick, magnetic, overflowing with infectious confidence. But he also has a blind spot endemic to his movement.
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El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate Primary Win Sets Up the Left’s Biggest Test of the Fall
The New York Times – On the Runway:Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats’ ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?
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Takeaways From the Primary Elections in Michigan
The New York Times – On the Runway:Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, setting up a nervy race to November for the party.
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Michigan Looks Left
The New York Times – On the Runway:We’re sizing up tomorrow’s primary contest.
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Michigan’s Tense Democratic Senate Race Poses a Big Test for a Divided Party
The New York Times – On the Runway:Progressives hope momentum by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will give them a signature victory. Centrists warn that picking him will backfire in November. Acrimony is everywhere.