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Aug 5, 2026 38 min

El-Sayed Win Fuels Progressives

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Insight & analysis on the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic US Senate primary in Michigan, notching a narrow but cataclysmic victory over Representative Haley Stevens and the establishment wing of the party that backed her in the battleground state. El-Sayed prevailed with 48.5% of the vote to Stevens’ 47.5%, according to the Associated Press. Mallory McMorrow, who had suspended her campaign, drew 4% of the votes. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe and Kailey speak with: Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Kate Sullivan. Political Scientist Lara Brown. Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis. University of Virginia's Center for Politics' Sabato's Crystal Ball Managing Editor Kyle Kondik.

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