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The Democratic primary race for the open Senate seat in Michigan was a three-way race among Rep. Haley Stevens, the establishment favorite, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive favorite and son of Egyptian immigrants. McMorrow was once seen as a rising star in the party, but was polling poorly. Yesterday, McMorrow dropped out. She didn't endorse anyone, but could still do so. Welcome to Bernie vs. Hillary, part MMXXVI.
The Republican nominee will be former Rep. Mike Rogers, who almost beat now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in 2024. If the Democrats don't unite behind the winner of their primary, this could spell the end of their chances to capture the Senate.
If El-Sayed is elected senator, Michigan will be the only state in which the Jewish senator (Slotkin) is fluent in Arabic (as a result of her career at the CIA) but the Arab-American senator is not. (V)