If Abdul El-Sayed, in his quest to become the country's first Muslim governor, can upset frontrunner Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan's Democratic primary on Tuesday, he will do more than earn his shot at carving out a piece of political history: He will upend the conventional wisdom within the party establishment that says progressive left politics are a loser with Midwestern voters.
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Abdul El-Sayed hopes to keep progressive wave rolling in Michigan
The odds are against him. History, too. But if Abdul El-Sayed, in his quest to become the country's first Muslim governor, can upset frontrunner Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan's Democratic primary on Tuesday, he will do more than earn his shot at carving out a piece of political history: He will upend the conventional wisdom within the party establishment that says progressive left politics are a loser with Midwestern voters.
