Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is turning Michigan‘s Senate race into a proxy fight with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), placing herself directly at odds with his preferred candidate in a primary that has implications for the future of New York and national politics.
On Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez waded into her first contested Senate race of the 2026 cycle, endorsing public health official Abdul El-Sayed over the Schumer-backed Haley Stevens (D-MI), a four-term congresswoman.
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