Bernie Sanders calls El-Sayed win the most ‘extraordinary victory in modern American politics’

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 1,105

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has been talking about a progressive political revolution for more than 10 years. On Wednesday, Sanders told reporters on a post-Aug. 4 election press call that his revolution has finally come to Michigan.

Each of Sanders’ endorsed candidates — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, Congressional District 13 nominee Donavan McKinney and Congressional District 7 nominee Will Lawrence — won their primaries Tuesday, although El-Sayed’s and McKinney’s …

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