Michigan's Democratic Senate Primary Race to Test Party's Ideological Spectrum

Outgoing Michigan Sen. Gary Peters endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the state’s competitive Democratic Senate primary after initially saying he would stay out of the race. Stevens, a House member running as a manufacturing-focused moderate, also counts support from former Michigan senator Debbie Stabenow. She faces Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and running on Medicare for All. Peters called Stevens “battle-tested” who can “hit the ground running.” The primary winner will face Trump-backed Republican Mike Rogers, a former representative, with Michigan a battleground in Democrats’ uphill fight to reclaim the Senate.