The socialist takeover of the Democratic Party officially came to the Midwest this week when the son of Egyptian immigrants, Abdul el Sayed, eked out a narrow victory over establishment candidate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in the primary race to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).

El Sayed had released internal polling numbers showing him up by double digits over Stevens days before the campaign ended, but it appears el Sayed’s focus on the demonization of Israel was not as appealing to traditional Democratic primary voters as he had hoped.