Many of them voted against El-Sayed in 2018, when he ran for governor as the left’s alternative to Democrat Gretchen Whitmer. He notched only 30% of the primary vote. But polls are showing him comfortably ahead in Tuesday’s Senate primary. The Michigan primary could be summarized in one sentence: El-Sayed is unabashedly pro-Palestine, Stevens is benefiting from millions in AIPAC spending, and that’s all many primary voters need to know. Some voters have a “real fear” that Hong’s connections to the DSA won’t fare well in a state Trump carried in 2024, NOTUS’ Elena Schneider reports .