Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary lived up to every bit of its hype. This wasn’t his first statewide campaign either; he ran for Michigan governor in 2018 and lost the Democratic primary. Gretchen Whitmer, and former Sen. Debbie Stabenow, essentially the entire Michigan Democratic establishment. Stevens, by contrast, ran as the pro-Israel candidate in the race and cast El-Sayed as the choice Republicans were quietly rooting for. Outside spending tied to the Israel debate, including reported backing from AIPAC-aligned groups, made this the most expensive Democratic Senate primary in U.S. history, according to reporting from the Detroit News.