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Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow Suspends Senate Campaign
Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow ended her bid for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination on Sunday, leaving a two-candidate primary between Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. The move came after outside spending favored Stevens and ballots had already been mailed.
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Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Sunday, narrowing the primary to a contest between Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. The announcement came one month before the August primary and after ballots had already been sent to voters.
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McMorrow said in a video and written statement that she was ending the race with gratitude for volunteers and donors who built the campaign without corporate PAC money.
McMorrow’s exit leaves voters a direct choice between Stevens, a mainstream congresswoman backed by much of the party establishment, and El-Sayed, a progressive candidate supported by movement leaders. The two are scheduled to debate on Tuesday. A person familiar with the decision said the largest factor was recent outside spending that boosted Stevens.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has spent millions on ads supporting Stevens, leaving both McMorrow and El-Sayed at a financial disadvantage.
” He added that the establishment should not decide the nominee. Stevens said she is “the strongest Democrat to defeat Mike Rogers this November” and expressed interest in working with McMorrow to strengthen Michigan. State Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Facebook that she is endorsing Stevens.
The winner of the primary will face Republican Mike Rogers in November for the seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. Democrats view the seat as essential to any effort to regain a Senate majority. McMorrow said she has no current plans to endorse either remaining candidate.
