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5 min readWhat Progressive Primary Wins Mean for November
The Michigan Senate primary came down to fewer than 20,000 votes, and the candidate who won—progressive Dr. Abdul El-Sayed—barely edged out moderate Representative Haley Stevens after a race that exposed deep fractures inside the Democratic Party. But the narrow margin, combined with the massive spending disparity between the two campaigns, has left Democrats wondering whether El-Sayed's brand of progressivism can actually win in a swing state like Michigan come November.
The Michigan Senate Race: A Progressive Win, but a Narrow One
El-Sayed, an avowed progressive who ran on Medicare for All and defunding the police (a position he has since walked back), won by roughly one percentage point. The race was called very late because his support was concentrated in Ann Arbor and western Michigan, while Stevens turned out her base among Black voters in Detroit. The result was closer than El-Sayed's campaign had hoped. "He was hoping that he could run up the vote count a lot more," ABC's Diana Paulson noted, but instead he emerged from the primary "barely eeking out a win."
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- 1 (00:29) **Michigan Senate Primary: A Narrow Progressive Win** - Dr. Abdul El-Sayed ekes out a roughly 1-point victory over moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, setting up a general election fight against Republican Mike Rogers.
- 2 (05:58) **Michigan’s 8th District: A Shocking GOP Upset** - A little-known candidate who raised $1,800 and briefly dropped out defeated Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan by 17 points.
- 3 (07:07) **Kansas Senate: Democrats Get Their Top Pick** - Reverend Adam Hamilton, a prominent religious leader, wins the Democratic primary to take on incumbent Republican Roger Marshall.
- 4 (09:12) **Reflecting Pool Reversal: Trump Furious with Ally** - Judge Jeanine Pirro drops a vandalism case after new evidence shows the damage was caused by a botched contractor installation, leading to a contentious White House meeting.
- 5 (15:17) **Candida Auris: The Real-World Fungal Threat** - A multi-drug resistant fungus, Candida auris, is causing growing concern among public health officials, though it is not a "zombie" outbreak like in *The Last of Us*.
- 6 (21:44) **One Last Thing: Tour de France Femme's Aerodynamic Controversy** - Organizers are cracking down on cyclists adding bra padding to improve aerodynamics, which could save crucial seconds.
- 7 Standout Quotes
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Show Notes
Michigan Senate race takes shape after key Democratic primary. Trump doesn't rule out firing Jeanine Pirro after charges were dropped against three-time Olympian and alleged Reflecting Pool vandal. And CDC data shows cases of a potentially deadly fungus detected in 27 states.
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