Ahead of the midterms, Democrats face reckoning in Michigan primary

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Les candidats démocrates au Sénat américain, Abdul El-Sayed et Haley Stevens, lors d'un débat télévisé à Southfield (Michigan), le 27 juillet 2026. © Robin Buckson via Reuters 02:01 Issued on: 04/08/2026 - 12:54 In the United States, Michigan Democrats are heading to the polls for a Senate Primary. the local election has taken on national - and international - interest though, as it has become a proxy fight over the future of the Democratic party in this upcoming Midterm elections in November. The high-profile primary is all the more significant because as a swing state, Michigan has one of the few Senate seats Republicans could flip and win. Keywords for this article