I covered Abdul El-Sayed when he ran for governor and lost. Here’s how he and the landscape have changed.
Michigan
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The CBC Challenge in Detroit
The Congressional Black Caucus has to decide between incumbency and additional representation in a House race between Rep. Shri Thanedar and Donavan McKinney.
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Michigan Auto Engineer Marries Progressivism and Business Sense
Don Ufford is running in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District Democratic primary next month against two fellow Democrats.
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As the CBC Condemns Will Lawrence, Local Black Leaders Back Him Up
On a podcast, Lawrence said Black establishment leaders’ support for the status quo ‘is a big problem.’ Black voters and leaders in Michigan agreed with him.
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Super PAC Attacks Progressive Will Lawrence Over His $11,000 401(k)
The ad buy costs 48 times more than the T. Rowe Price target fund owned by Lawrence, who leads in a swing-seat House race in Michigan.
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When in Doubt, Moderates Veer Left
Haley Stevens espoused progressive ideas in last night’s Michigan Senate debate. That’s a familiar pattern.
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Will Lawrence Is Upending Conventional Wisdom on How to Win Congressional Districts
In a Michigan swing seat, a grassroots organizer is taking on data center developers and warmongers, with a populist message he thinks can win over voters.
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The Progressives Propelling Abdul El-Sayed Forward in Michigan
Activists are building a political home for the Michigan Senate candidate’s anti-corruption, anti-war populist message.
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Third Way or the Highway
The centrist outfit’s latest foray into the culture wars isn’t about a streamer—it’s about entrenching oligarch control of influence and electoral infrastructure.
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The Most Interesting Primary of 2026
The three-way race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat between Haley Stevens, Mallory McMorrow, and Abdul El-Sayed mirrors the larger jockeying for power in the Democratic Party.