Senate Democrats are rallying around Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in the race to beat Republican Mike Rogers, as the party scrambles to defend its seat in an effort to win back the Senate majority.

Primary Victory

El-Sayed narrowly defeated moderate Rep. Haley Stevens after a bruising primary that exposed the party’s progressive-moderate divide, leaving Democrats with the task of unifying behind him ahead of one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a pro-life advocate who endorsed El-Sayed, told Fox News Digital that he believes El-Sayed will beat Rogers in November.

Several Democratic senators approached by Fox News Digital expressed confidence in El-Sayed, even after prominent Democrats chose to back Stevens during the primary over questions of whether El-Sayed could win in November.

However, when asked about El-Sayed’s more radical policies, such as calling for defunding the police, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and his strong opposition to Israel, the senators were less forthcoming.

Sen. Patty Murray said, ‘You can ask him,’ when asked for her views on his policies, while Sen. Tina Smith walked away saying she was ‘looking for the ladies room.’ Sen. Mark Warner said ‘time will tell’ when asked if El-Sayed could beat Rogers in the general election, and was the only lawmaker to express disagreement with some of El-Sayed’s progressive policies.

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