# Michigan Is a Test of Democrats’ Leftward Shift: Taylor

https://mins.news/en/video/14121

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-05 12:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkr1W8_kQfw

> Jessica Taylor of The Cook Political Report says Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary will show whether the party’s progressive momentum can carry into a general election in a closely divided state. She says an Abdul El-Sayed victory could force Democrats to spend more to hold swing voters against Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers. Taylor also points to Senator Susan Collins’ opposition to Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination as reflecting the political …

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