Democrats face test over future of party in Michigan Senate primary

Summary

Democrats increasingly see Michigan’s Senate race as the first major test in the party’s fight over its identity as it looks beyond the midterms to the presidential race in 2028.  The primary battle between Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and Abdul El-Sayed (D), who is backed by progressives including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), is already drawing warnings…