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Abdul El-Sayed Wins Democratic Senate Primary in Michigan in a Victory for the Left

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Dr. El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, narrowly defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a bitter primary dominated by the politics of Israel.

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