Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan primary victory is the latest win for progressives challenging establishment-backed Democrats – live

Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, has won Michigan's Democratic US Senate primary. The Guardian reports he defeated Haley Stevens by fewer than fifteen thousand votes. His victory extends a recent wave of progressives defeating establishment-backed Democrats in primaries, with similar wins in New York and Colorado.

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