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From resistance heroes to political casualties: What happened to the 2018 Democrats

Many Democrats elected in 2018 have since lost their House seats. These lawmakers faced challenges as political priorities shifted significantly. Some were defeated by Republicans reclaiming seats in changing districts. A few have advanced to higher offices or Senate positions. Only fourteen of the original forty-two remain in the House.

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Tucker Carlson joins in MAGA lovefest with Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed and describes him as ‘literally Trumpian’

Conservative broadcaster praises progressive Democrat and says ‘there’s no one who should be farther from a position of power’ than his Republican rival Mike Rogers

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Why does the New York Times keep calling the left ‘divisive’?

The newspaper often uses the word to describe elections with progressive contenders, implying a previous whole destroyed by the left

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We are finally witnessing the decline of corporate Democrats

Americans are backing progressives not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class

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Michigan progressive Abdul El-Sayed won a combative Democratic nomination for US Senate – he’ll face new attacks this fall

Abdul El-Sayed won a hard fight in Michigan’s Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate against Rep. Haley Stevens. He eked out a win by 15,000 votes, or about 1% of the almost 1.5 million votes cast during the election on Aug. 4, 2026.

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Minnesota progressive wins Senate primary over anti-ICE sentiments, as Wisconsin governor’s race remains close – as it happened

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Tuesday’s primaries will give Democrats a big idea on how much the left has taken hold of the party

ANALYSIS: Michigan’s primary is over. The left’s takeover of the Midwest may have just begun, and that’s bad news for an establishment that thought it could contain them, writes John Bowden

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How to fix toxic Democratic primaries

Abdul El-Sayed would be in stronger shape as the Democratic Senate nominee with different primary process

Salon

‘America deserved 9/11?’: Meet the Press host pushes El-Sayed on Hasan Piker

After Michigan primary win, Abdul El-Sayed knocks ‘cancel culture’ attempts to force him to disavow controversial ally Hasan Piker

The Independent UK

Abdul El-Sayed embraces Trump claim he represents ‘very different’ America

Michigan nominee, who spoke to Obama after primary win, vows to fight inequality as president ‘makes billions off you’

The Guardian - US

‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift

With Abdul El-Sayed’s win, the party’s leftwing insurgency had breached the walls of a midwestern swing state, forcing a reckoning about Democrats’ direction and leadership

The Guardian - US

Hillary Clinton warns this Republican attack on Democrats will be ‘very effective’

The prominent Democrat suggested the GOP will baselessly accuse members of her party of being communists, and it will work to dissuade voters

The Independent UK

‘What’s your choice between a Republican and a crazy person?’ Insiders dish on midterm prospects after Michigan

ANALYSIS: The contentious primary in Michigan makes Republicans giddy at the prospect of picking up disaffected Haley Stevens supporters not enthused about a progressive like Abdul El-Sayed. But, Eric Garcia writes, they are increasingly worried about Texas

The Independent UK

JD Vance calls El-Sayed voters ‘self-hating white liberals,’ then blames elite colleges for creating them

For him, El-Sayed is one of "these DSA types."

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Trump Calls Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a 'Communist,' Revives Unsubstantiated Claims of Voting Irregularities

President Donald Trump attacked newly nominated Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday, labeling him a "Communist" and reviving longstanding, unsubstantiated claims of widespread voting irregularities in Michigan's largest county after the closely watched Democratic primary.

The Independent UK

Vance says only ‘self-hating white liberals’ voted for progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

Vice President JD Vance claims disillusioned young leftists driving support for Democrat, only to be told he has not made sense since he began ‘sucking up to power’

The Guardian - US

The real meaning of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan

We’re seeing America wake up to the tyranny that’s engulfed us

Salon

El-Sayed's win causes GOP meltdown

Republican efforts to turn the Democratic Senate nominee into a bogeyman betray their fear

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Voters defeated three measures that Republican Legislatures put on the ballot in Missouri and Kansas

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JD Vance Attacks Michigan Senate Primary Winner Abdul El-Sayed as Fake 'Working-Class Hero' Backed By 'Wealthy White Liberals'

Vice President JD Vance said Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed presents himself as a "working-class hero" but draws support from "wealthy white liberals," opening a Republican attack before November.

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Abdul El-Sayed (D) defeated Haley Stevens (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan on August 4, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed (D) defeated Haley Stevens (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan on August 4, 2026.

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After bitter primary, El-Sayed seeks to unite Democrats in must-win Michigan race

Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, setting up a key general election contest. He will face Republican Mike Rogers in a swing state race. Democrats aim to unify behind El-Sayed after a divisive primary battle. Republicans are attacking El-Sayed as too extreme for the state. This election is crucial…

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How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate race

Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won Michigan's U.S. Senate primary, defeating Representative Haley Stevens. He will now face Republican Mike Rogers in the general election contest. El-Sayed's progressive agenda overcame significant outside spending and establishment backing. His victory is seen as a key test for the progressive movement in a swing state.…

The Independent UK

Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won in Michigan. Here’s what that could mean for progressives in future elections

ANALYSIS: Abdul El-Sayed just won by the skin of his teeth. His victory proves that the Bernie brand is far from unpopular in the Midwest, but that progressives will still have to climb mountains to win, writes John Bowden

Reason

Abdul El-Sayed Says He's Not a Socialist. His Policy Agenda Says Otherwise.

El-Sayed is pushing a mendacious claim: that people would be wealthier if they endured yet another massive transfer of money and power to a vast federal health bureaucracy.

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