AIPAC Spent More Than $30 Million to Stop Him. Abdul El Sayed Won Anyway
The victory, however, was hardly the landslide many progressives had hoped for – and predicted. El-Sayed defeated establishment-backed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens by fewer than 15,000 votes in one of the closest statewide Democratic primaries in recent Michigan history.
If El-Sayed couldn’t put away a fellow Democrat by more than a sliver, November against a well-funded Republican in one of the nation’s marquee Senate races may prove to be a far steeper climb.