El-Sayed wins Dem primary in Michigan, is a socialist wave

The advance of the socialists it doesn’t stop. The current radical e pro-Pal of Democratic party he conquered the primaries in Michigan for choosing the candidate Senate: Abdul El-Sayed, progressive and open critic of Israel, he narrowly defeated Haley Stevens, moderate supported by the Dem leaders. El-Sayed managed to prevail over a candidate who had received donations to her campaign from large groups, including theAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful pro-Israel organization with very tough positions, which had donated 32 million.

The winner will face the former Republican congressman in November Mike Rogers for a seat considered key: if the Democrats were to succeed, they would increase their chances of returning to control the Senate. After the election result, the question remains whether El-Sayed will be able to win also in November, and here the scenario appears less clear: moderate Democrats fear that a populist and anti-Israel representative could scare many voters, especially the independents.

Bernie Sanders’ support

Others, however, have had confirmation of the winning choice to deal with concrete problems and non-ideological: El-Sayed supports measures concrete measures to address the cost of living and the project to make medical care universal and free, on the European model, and not leave it in the hands of insurance companies. “The independent senator took his side Bernie Sanders, which still enjoys great popularity among young people.

The socialist turn in the party

And it was precisely this slice of the electorate that pushed this 41-year-old biologist, born in Detroit, son of Egyptian immigrants, towards the nomination, the real political fact that emerges from this day of primaries. With him he won the socialism which has long found its leader in the mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani. El-Sayed agrees with many points of the program, including the greater taxation of large estates, accessible nursery schools, the strong reduction of the influence of money in politics and a profound reform of immigration policies.

The prospects for November

While on the right they foreshadow an internal crisis among the Democrats, who could end up torn between the moderate and socialist wings, El-Sayed himself he sent out united messages, announcing after the victory a first turning point: “now we will mend the tears”, he promised. The the road might seem complicated and simple at the same time: the rise of the socialists can be explained by the desire of the democratic base to have concrete answers in everyday life, and not just ideological messages. Democracy is considered a value, of course, the Constitution is a source of pride, but then there are the bills, the expenses whose price becomes increasingly unsustainable, the difficulty in guaranteeing care, which count more. If socialists were to relax populist rhetoric so as to speak to moderates, e.gmoderate Democrats should beginor to look at the concrete issues of the voters, then this new American political phenomenon could weld together two souls and really bring the Democrats where only two years seemed impossible: to control Room e Senate and put some sand in the administrative machinery Trump.