As Michigan Democrats Unite Behind El-Sayed, No Time for Beltway Establishment Sore Losers

El-Sayed Attracts New Support in Contest Against MAGA Favorite Son Mike Rogers WATCH Joel Payne on MSNow on El-Sayed’s Broader Electability  MICHIGAN—As Abdul El-Sayed jumpstarts his campaign to defeat Republican Mike Rogers in the race to become Michigan’s next U.S. Senator, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement:  “Rep. Haley Stevens, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and Michigan Democrats are doing the work to unite their supporters behind Abdul El-Sayed. Rallying around El-Sayed is not just key to defeating MAGA and Mike Rogers, it’s what’s…

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What El-Sayed Does Next Matters

This story was updated on August 5, 2026, at 7:29 p.m. ET he Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed made the customary call for unity after a hard-fought primary against a fellow Democrat. “Always magnanimity in victory,” he told a packed crowd of supporters, adding that “however much we might disagree with our Democratic opponent, there is so much more that unites us than divides us.” But just minutes earlier, one of his most famous endorsers was pushing a much different message. “Everyone being like, Abdul has a fuck-ton of work…

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MoveOn Expands House Targets to Flip the House and Help Dems Deliver on Affordability

Rolls out endorsements in NC-11, ME-2, MI-4, and TX-23 to build a bluer wall against Trump’s anti-voter power plays  WASHINGTON —Today, MoveOn Political Action announced it will expand its targets in the midterm elections with the aim of flipping four more House seats with candidates who will build an even stronger line of defense against President Trump’s power grabs and will be laser focused on lowering costs once elected.  To ensure a robust victory for Democrats as they take back control of the House of Representatives, the group is rolling…

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America’s Most Divided State Loves Its Extremes

Wisconsin has been the nation’s most closely divided state for a quarter century. Since 2000, only one presidential candidate—Barack Obama, twice—has carried the state by more than a single percentage point. But despite its status as a battleground, America’s Dairyland has never been a bastion of milquetoast moderation. Wisconsin has produced both a father of progressivism, Robert La Follette, and the red-baiting conservative Joseph McCarthy. More recently, its voters have backed the liberal stalwarts Russ Feingold and Tammy Baldwin as well as the right-wing Republicans Scott Walker and Ron Johnson.…

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