The Democratic Party’s progressive ⁠wing scored a high-profile victory on Wednesday when Abdul El-Sayed won the party’s US Senate nomination ⁠in Michigan, giving its anti-establishment message a boost ahead of November’s midterm elections. El-Sayed, a doctor whose campaign focused on healthcare, the economy and an end to unconditional military aid to Israel, was the first progressive to win a statewide primary in a state that US President Donald Trump carried in 2024. With 99 per cent of the estimated votes counted on Wednesday, El-Sayed led Stevens 48.5 per cent ‌to 47.5 per cent, according to Associated Press. “My hope is that our democracy will never be the same,” El-Sayed said at a press conference on Wednesday. “From here on out, we can always point and say, ‘No, this is the people’s democracy, and we will always own it.’”