In a pivotal moment for the Democratic Party's left wing, political newcomer Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in a narrow victory over moderate Congresswoman Haley Stevens, setting up a November showdown with Republican Mike Rogers. The episode also covers key prima
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