Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow today suspended her bid for the Democratic nomination of the open U.S. Senate seat in the Wolverine State.
This now makes it a two-way race between Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens and Hamas apologist Abdul El-Sayed. In recent polls, El-Sayed has led Stevens between 2 to 9 points with McMorrow polling in the single digits. McMorrow's suspension might aid Stevens, but this is far from guaranteed.
Given the recent success of virulently anti-Israel candidates like Graham Platner in Maine, a trio of congressional candidates backed by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Melat Kiros unseating longtime Congresswoman Diana DeGette in Colorado last week, one cannot discount the possibility of Democrats nominating El-Sayed. Back in April, El-Sayed made excuses for the terrorist attack on a Michigan synagogue by the brother of a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon.
One might think such apologism would deter the voters, but if NY Democrats weren't deterred by Avila Chevalier's attendance at a pro-Hamas gathering the day after the October 7th attacks, then is there any reason to believe Michigan Democrats would behave any differently?
Stevens did get a boost after McMorrow's announcement when Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel endorsed her. But then again endorsements only go so far in this day and age.
As for McMorrow, she did not endorse either candidate but pledged to support the winner. McMorrow, who was once seen as the future of Michigan's Democratic Party after giving a viral speech in which a Republican lawmaker accused her of grooming and sexualizing children, still wants that future and is hedging her bets.
The vote will take place on August 4th.
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