But together, they reveal something important about where Democratic voters are heading into November. For years, political pundits have insisted that Medicare for All and other progressive economic policies peaked with Sen. Bernie Sanders. Yet Democratic voters in Michigan looked at a crowded, expensive Senate race and chose the candidate arguing that healthcare, wages and corporate power should be front and center. We’ve seen more progressive candidates like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George score major victories in other cities, too. But money alone doesn’t explain why Democratic voters sent Bell back to Congress with such a comfortable margin.