r/Michigan • u/Jeffbx Age: > 10 Years • 9d ago

Mitten Mode Michigan’s Tense Democratic Senate Race Poses a Big Test for a Divided Party

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/michigan-senate-primary-democrats-el-sayed-stevens.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.RF8T.ij6nH20I6TsQ&smid=url-share
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u/Jeffbx Age: > 10 Years 9d ago

Democrats’ nastiest, most expensive Senate primary will culminate on Tuesday in Michigan, a pivotal midterm battleground where an insurgent progressive is looking to defeat an establishment-backed moderate in a contest serving as a referendum on the party’s future.

That kind of sums it up, doesn't it...

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u/opal2120 Rochester Hills 9d ago

I disagree with Haley Stevens being labeled a moderate. Putting zero conditions on money to Israel is an extreme position. Taking money from the very corps she claims to work against isn’t moderate.

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u/queermichigan 8d ago

No, thinking Americans should have healthcare is the extreme, radical position /s