Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed is facing backlash from members of his own party after saying that moving the Democratic Party in a more progressive direction would require putting “one ogre on a pike.”

During the donor call, el Sayed discussed how winning the Michigan Senate race would give him a national platform to push the Democratic Party further left, including backing a primary challenge against Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) in 2028.

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