Progressives seize on McMorrow exit to expand antiestablishment push in Michigan

Michigan’s Senate primary is rapidly becoming the next major battleground in the Democratic Party’s escalating fight between establishment leaders and insurgent progressives, as Democrats increasingly view the race as a test of whether the party’s antiestablishment wave can expand beyond deep-blue enclaves.After state Sen. Mallory McMorrow exited the race amid fundraising and polling struggles, progressives quickly consolidated behind Bernie Sanders-backed candidate Abdul El Sayed, while establishment Democrats rallied around Rep. Haley Stevens, who is backed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and EMILYs List.

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