Michigan primary between Stevens and El-Sayed turns into a ‘battle for the soul’ of the Dem Party

DETROIT, Mich. — Michigan’s Senate race on Tuesday has turned into the battle royale between two competing visions for the Democratic Party.

The primary election between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) had been an unusually competitive swing state matchup between a hardcore progressive and a more moderate Democrat amid the national debate between the two sides roiling the part y.

The competition tests the theory whether a lefty outsider backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is needed to tap into the energy of the base, or whether an established lawmaker who has supported Israel is…

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