Abdul El-Sayed is poised to romp over establishment Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), according to Tuesday primaries in which the radical transformation of the Democratic Party is center stage.
El-Sayed, a public health official and former failed candidate for governor, is the newest progressive darling of the movement increasingly calling the shots in Democrat politics. While he is no formal member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the ascendant power center of left-wing American politics, DSA officials like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have campaigned hard for him, including stops in Michigan.
The race, and a potential El-Sayed victory in November in the general election...
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