# CNN’s first reactions to Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate primary win

https://mins.news/en/video/14407

- CNN, 2026-08-05 17:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WulNkU0SsBI

> The progressive campaign to reshape the Democratic Party prevailed Tuesday in battleground Michigan. Former public health official Abdul El-Sayed defeated the more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, along with the party establishment that had rallied behind her. CNN’s Manu Raju examined the result with the Inside Politics panel. The discussion also considered how much outside spending affected the primary and included comments from Michigan Republican candidate Mike Rogers.

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