WorldProgressive Abdul El-Sayed holds a narrow lead over Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, spotlighting a key party divide ahead of the crucial November race for Senate controlWASHINGTON: Progressive ‌candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a narrow lead over U.S. Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, though the outcome of a race viewed as a major test of the Democratic Party's future remained uncertain. The contest has emerged as one of the clearest tests yet of the direction of the Democratic Party, pitting El-Sayed's campaign against Stevens, an establishment-backed moderate supported by Democratic leaders and pro-Israel groups. A battle between progressives and moderatesThe Democratic race is the latest battleground ‌between progressives and moderates over U.S. support for Israel, an issue that has played out in primaries nationwide this year. The poll also ⁠found deep Democratic scepticism of U.S. support for Israel, a central issue in the Michigan race. Democratic U.S. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and state Senate Republican ‌Leader John Braun advanced to the general election in the state's top-two primary.