Haley Stevens

The race between Stevens and el Sayed has attracted many endorsements from high-profile lawmakers, as it has become a test for antiestablishment and anti-AIPAC sentiment on the Left.

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), as well as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) have all supported el Sayed and his pitch to get big money out of politics. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Peters himself, and now Whitmer are some of the big names in the Democratic establishment who have touted Stevens as the Democratic Party’s best choice if they want to win in the general election.

“Haley is as Michigan as it gets,” Whitmer said in her endorsement message. “She grew up in a middle-class household, her parents ran a landscaping business out of their Ford F-150, and she’ll tell anyone who will listen about her first Oldsmobile. She knows what Michigan families are going through, and that’s how I know she will always put Michigan first.”

Whitmer also ran against el Sayed herself in the state’s 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary. She bested the public health official by a 21.8-point margin that year.

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Stevens and el Sayed have remained within single-digit margins of each other in most polling, except for several that have had el Sayed leading by double digits, which were sponsored by PACs supporting his candidacy.