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AOC endorses progressive Democrat in closely watched Michigan race for US Senate seat
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/02/aoc-endorses-el-sayed-michiganEl-Sayed, backed by Bernie Sanders, leads polls ahead of Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow in primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends the Munich Security Conference in Germany on 13 February 2026, and Abdul El-Sayed poses for a portrait in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on 21 February 2026. Composite: Reuters, The Washington Post via Getty Images
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has thrown her support behind Abdul El-Sayed, the doctor and progressive Democrat seeking the party's nomination in Michigan's closely watched US Senate race.
In an interview with the New York Times, Ocasio-Cortez - an influential congresswoman on the left of the Democratic party - endorsed El-Sayed, a former public health director. "Despite our ideological differences and whatever disagreements there are in the party, every single one of us sees this moment as existential," she said.
"I think many people are willing to put aside differences in order to give us the best chance at winning," Ocasio-Cortez, who represents New York, told the Times. "And I think that Abdul gives us that right now."
The race to replace Gary Peters, the outgoing Democratic senator, has become one of the cycle's most competitive Democratic primaries, shaping up as a test between insurgent and establishment-backed candidates - and a proxy for the party's broader ideological rift.
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In an interview with the New York Times, Ocasio-Cortez - an influential congresswoman on the left of the Democratic party - endorsed El-Sayed, a former public health director. "Despite our ideological differences and whatever disagreements there are in the party, every single one of us sees this moment as existential," she said.
"I think many people are willing to put aside differences in order to give us the best chance at winning," Ocasio-Cortez, who represents New York, told the Times. "And I think that Abdul gives us that right now."
The race to replace Gary Peters, the outgoing Democratic senator, has become one of the cycle's most competitive Democratic primaries, shaping up as a test between insurgent and establishment-backed candidates - and a proxy for the party's broader ideological rift.
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