Three Michigan races put the progressive movement's reach on display
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Michigan progressives woke up Wednesday after a banner night: Abdul El-Sayed leads the uncalled Democratic Senate primary, Will Lawrence won a battleground House nomination, and Donavan McKinney threatens to oust Rep. Shri Thanedar. Of the three Democratic primaries, only Lawrence's victory has been called. Why it matters: A sweep would signal the left's growing strength in a key swing state. The state's Democratic Socialists of America chapters, the Working Families Party and the United Auto...Michigan progressives woke up Wednesday after a banner night: Abdul El-Sayed overcame an outsized cash advantage in the Democratic Senate primary, Will Lawrence won a battleground House nomination, and Donavan McKinney ousted Rep. Shri Thanedar. Why it matters: The sweep signals the left's growing strength in a key swing state. The state's Democratic Socialists of America chapters, the Working Families Party and the United Auto Workers all flexed their muscles Tuesday up and down the ballot....
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Michigan progressives woke up Wednesday after a banner night: Abdul El-Sayed overcame an outsized cash advantage in the Democratic Senate primary, Will Lawrence won a battleground House nomination, and Donavan McKinney ousted Rep. Shri Thanedar. Why it matters: The sweep signals the left's growing strength in a key swing state. The state's Democratic Socialists of America chapters, the Working Families Party and the United Auto Workers all flexed their muscles Tuesday up and down the ballot....
- The Hill23:41
Progressive House candidate Will Lawrence (D) said Wednesday that he allowed his Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) membership to lapse within the past month, explaining that he wanted to focus on uniting swing voters in Michigan’s battleground 7th District. “I’ve got a lot of respect for DSA and the work that they’re doing around the...