Tuesday's primary election results were headlined by a notable win by DSA candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary. El-Sayed's general election race now sets up the biggest test yet for the Bernie left. What has lead to the DSA's recent successes? What does that mean for AIPAC and the candidates it backs? Do DSA candidates who won their primaries have a real shot in the general election? Read on for a deeper look at this moment in politics.

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Abdul El-Sayed’s win tees up the first true swing state test for the Bernie left

by Andrew Prokop

Left candidates have romped in blue state primaries. A Michigan general election will be a different challenge.

The DSA has had unprecedented success. It also has serious internal divisions.

by Andrew Prokop

Elections vs. revolution, pragmatism vs. purity, pro-AOC vs. anti — a journalist who knows DSA well walks us through them. 

The roots of Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign

by Astead Herndon

Pro-Palestinian activists in 2024 were a precursor to today’s Michigan Senate race.

How the Michigan Senate primary activated every bitter Democratic grudge

by Andrew Prokop

The ghosts of 2016, 2020, and 2024 have all come to Michigan.

The last time AIPAC went all-out to undermine a Michigan candidaten

by Andrew Prokop

Four years ago, Michigan Rep. Andy Levin lost his primary to Haley Stevens. He tells us how he got on AIPAC’s bad side.

The real reason Republican senators should have opposed Todd Blanche

by Ian Millhiser

Two key Republican senators drew a line in the sand. It wasn’t far from where Trump already stood.

The right says “suicidal empathy” is destroying the West. Here’s the truth.

by Zaid Jilani

A new study debunks a popular conservative meme.

How a fringe idea about race took over the Supreme Court

by Ian Millhiser

A brief history of “colorblindness,” the idea that gutted the Voting Rights Act.

All the president’s construction projects

by Cameron Peters

The renovations taking over Trump’s presidency, briefly explained.

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