AdvertisementWorldNorth AmericaUS politics Left-wing populist wins in Michigan as Democrats reject party establishment Michael Koziol Updated August 6, 2026 — 10:03am ,first published August 5, 2026 — 10:40pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. They rejected Haley Stevens, a four-term Democratic congresswoman heavily backed by the party establishment, despite outside groups spending more than $US60 million ($84.5 million) for her in the most expensive Democratic Senate primary ever. Haley Stevens was unable to win despite the support of the Democratic establishment and a significant funding advantage. “Abdul El-Sayed is taking on the entire Michigan Democratic establishment,” Sanders said. “He’s taking on the entire national Democratic establishment.