El-Sayed win kicks Democrats’ Midwest ideological battle into high gear — and some Dems fear November fallout

The battle between the left-wing and the center-left establishment for the ideological future of the Democratic Party is staying put in the Midwest. After far-left candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly edged out more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens this week in battleground Michigan's high-stakes Democratic Senate primary, the spotlight now shifts to nomination showdowns next week in Wisconsin and Minnesota. At stake: a top-tier Senate showdown in Minnesota that's among a dozen races nationwide that wil