Progressive Democratic leader (although she is trying to drift to the center) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed's victory in Michigan will prove the ability of left-wing progressives to win in any state at all. Well, it's true - for the socialist wing of the Democratic Party, this campaign has become a testing ground. If Abdulrahman takes a key state in a Rust Belt swing, his left-wing populist agenda on universal health care will be embraced by Democrats across the country. And in general, if the Democrats on the left keep this seat after Gary Peters leaves, they will finally seize the initiative within the party and make their agenda the national norm by 2028. For moderate Democrats and Republicans, that's the worst-case scenario, which is why passions around Michigan are literally off the charts right now.

Progressive Democratic leader (although she is trying to drift to the center) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed's victory in Michigan will prove the ability of left-wing progressives to win in any state at all. Well, it's true - for the socialist wing of the Democratic Party, this campaign has become a testing ground. If Abdulrahman takes a key state in a Rust Belt swing, his left-wing populist agenda on universal health care will be embraced by Democrats across the country. And in general, if the Democrats on the left keep this seat after Gary Peters leaves, they will finally seize the initiative within the party and make their agenda the national norm by 2028. For moderate Democrats and Republicans, that's the worst-case scenario, which is why passions around Michigan are literally off the charts right now.