The long rise of the new Democratic Party
Can I claim to have predicted, way back in 1988, the result of Michigan’s fiercely contested Democratic primary for U.S. senator this week?
TL;DR
- Abdul el Sayed is narrowly leading Rep. Haley Stevens in the Michigan Democratic primary for U.S. senator as of the article's writing.
- The results are still incomplete, with approximately 100,000 votes yet to be reported.
- The current race is compared to the 1988 Michigan Democratic primary, where Jesse Jackson had a substantial lead over Michael Dukakis.
- The author posits that the factors contributing to el Sayed's current strong performance were visible in the 1988 primary.