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Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Primary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday in the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters. The move is her first contested Senate primary endorsement this cycle.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday in Michigan's Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Sen. Gary Peters. The endorsement is Ocasio-Cortez's first this cycle in a contested Democratic Senate primary.
El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health director, is running against Rep. Haley Stevens and State Sen. Mallory McMorrow. Sen. Bernie Sanders has also backed El-Sayed. "Despite our ideological differences and whatever disagreements there are in the party, every single one of us sees this moment as existential," Ocasio-Cortez said in a New York Times interview.
El-Sayed, who supports Medicare-for-all and has called for abolishing ICE, said he was honored by the endorsement. He added that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer "doesn’t want to see me on the inside of the U.S. " The primary is set for Aug.
4. The winner will face former Rep. Mike Rogers in the November general election, which nonpartisan handicappers rate as a toss-up. " Ocasio-Cortez previously endorsed El-Sayed during his 2018 gubernatorial campaign.
