# El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary as Trump calls him ‘full of sh*t’

https://mins.news/en/video/15505

- CNN, 2026-08-06 19:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nP-j7nxGyo

> A progressive effort to reshape the Democratic Party prevailed in Michigan on Tuesday. Former public health official Abdul El-Sayed defeated the more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, along with the party establishment that had backed her. CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten examines Michigan’s predictions and voting numbers. Abby Phillip’s NewsNight panel considers what El-Sayed’s victory means and discusses Republican attacks directed at him.

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