AOC vows to support Michigan Senate primary winner ‘no matter what’

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) pledged Democrats will support whichever candidate comes out on top in the Michigan Senate Democratic primary despite her staunch support for progressive candidate Abdul el Sayed.

El Sayed received Ocasio-Cortez’s backing earlier this month, a rare honor, as the congresswoman has been cautious of extending endorsements in the 2026 midterm elections. El Sayed is facing off against Ocasio-Cortez’s House colleague Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in the Aug. 4 primary election, the victor of which will compete against former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, the presumptive Republican nominee, in the general election.

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