Sanders, AOC Campaign for El-Sayed in Aug. 4 Michigan Primary as $34 Million Backs Stevens
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Updated · bridgemi.com · Jul 20
Sanders, AOC Campaign for El-Sayed in Aug. 4 Michigan Primary as $34 Million Backs Stevens
3 articles · Updated · bridgemi.com · Jul 20
Summary
Three weekend rallies in Michigan put Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez alongside Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as they argued a progressive can win the Aug. 4 Democratic primary and the general election.
At a Lansing stop, they framed the race as a test of whether Democrats side with working-class voters or with big donors, rejecting claims that Rep. Haley Stevens is the safer nominee against Republican Mike Rogers.
Outside groups have spent more than $34 million supporting Stevens or attacking El-Sayed, including $19.6 million from AIPAC-backed United Democracy Project and more than $13 million from super PAC A Stronger Michigan.
Stevens defended her record and dismissed Sanders' critique, while Republicans seized on the rallies to cast El-Sayed and his backers as far-left extremists.
The Michigan contest has become a broader proxy fight over Democratic Party direction, with absentee ballots already out and early in-person voting starting next weekend.