The Most Important Race Shaping 2028 for Democrats Is Happening Now in Michigan

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The Senate race in Michigan has become one of the nastiest of the year. It has exposed electoral fault lines over religion, race, inflation, tariffs and, of course, President Trump. It could decide control of the chamber.

It has also emerged as the year’s most consequential contest for Democrats as they look ahead to 2028.

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How Michigan’s Midterm Senate Race Could Influence the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary

The fate of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in the race, will serve as a litmus test for the left’s potency heading into the next presidential contest.
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"Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee, notched one of the progressive movement’s biggest wins in years when he defeated the party establishment’s choice in the primary. He faces a very different challenge now: a general-election contest that will test moderate and independent voters’ appetite for a combative brand of unalloyed progressivism.
 

El-Sayed and Stevens to make rare joint appearance as Democrats seek unity in Michigan Senate race​


DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign Sunday in Detroit alongside former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens, marking their first public appearance together in months after a week in which lingering divisions spilled into public view.

The two will be joined by South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, one of the country’s most prominent Black politicians, at a get-out-the-vote event at a Detroit church, according to two people familiar with the plans who were not authorized to discuss them publicly. The event was first reported by The Associated Press.

 

Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds​

Government corruption has emerged as a top issue in the upcoming US midterm elections, with an overwhelming majority of Americans saying US government officials use their public office for personal financial gain, according to an exclusive Harris poll for the Guardian.

Nearly nine out of 10 Americans said that government corruption, as defined as elected officials putting their own or their donors’ financial interests ahead of the public’s, is a problem, according to the survey.

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Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds

Harris poll for Guardian finds 76% believe officials care more about self-enrichment than helping everyday Americans
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