FOR INSIDERS | Stevens, El-Sayed set for crucial Michigan Senate debate: Key questions

Senate hopeful Haley Stevens knows how to win in Michigan. Democrats must decide if that’s enough

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is spending the closing weeks of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary making a simple case: she’s the candidate who wins. Stevens flipped a Republican-held House seat in suburban Detroit in 2018 and hasn’t lost since, including surviving a bruising primary against a fellow Democratic incumbent after redistricting [] The post Senate hopeful Haley Stevens knows how to win in Michigan. Democrats must decide if that’s enough appeared first on Loonie Politics.

El-Sayed hits ‘bought off’ Stevens in debate as she says he’s ‘propped up’ by GOP

Michigan‘s Democratic Senate primary sharpened in a clash between the party’s progressive and establishment wings Tuesday night as former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed accused Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) of being “bought off” by corporate interests while Stevens argued el Sayed is being “propped up” by Republican spending. The debate, hosted by WOOD-TV in []

The slopulist tendency in American politics

I am not saying this to take any position in the Michigan Senate primary — the candidate I most liked from afar dropped out and I am happy to defer to Michigan voters about the other two — and I don’t mind a little harmless pandering. But this is really not harmless: This is pernicious, [] The post The slopulist tendency in American politics appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in MI Democratic Senate primary debate

Fact-checking campaign finance claims in MI Senate debate

McMorrow suspends Michigan Senate bid in shock move

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow announced Sunday that she is suspending her campaign for U.S. Senate, narrowing a marquee Democratic primary to a two-way race a month before the vote.Why it matters: It is a major shakeup to what has already been a chaotic Democratic primary in a Trump-won swing state Democrats likely need to retake the Senate.McMorrow's withdrawal makes the primary a two-person race between moderate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and progressive Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.The development marks a stunning reversal of fortunes for McMorrow, a Democratic rising star who had been polling competitively for much of the race.What they're saying: Today, I'm announcing that I'm suspending my campaign for United States Senate, McMorrow said in a video posted to social media on Sunday.McMorrow did not endorse Stevens or El-Sayed, but said whoever wins this primary on Aug. 4 will have my full support.Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.