Key facts
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's US Senate primary.
- Abdul El-Sayed is a progressive Democrat.
- El-Sayed leads polls in the Michigan Senate primary.
- Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow are establishment-backed candidates in the Michigan primary.
- Bernie Sanders also backs Abdul El-Sayed.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani coordinated endorsements in New York primaries.
- Their coordination involved sharing advance notice of endorsement plans.
- Three endorsed candidates won seats in Congress from New York primaries.
- At least 15 DSA members secured state legislative positions in New York.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat, in Michigan's competitive US Senate primary race. El-Sayed, who is also supported by Senator Bernie Sanders, currently leads in polling against establishment-backed candidates Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow. This endorsement in Michigan is part of a broader strategy of coordinated endorsements by Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. In New York's congressional and state legislative primaries, the two figures shared advance notice of their endorsement plans to amplify their influence. This collaboration resulted in three of their endorsed candidates winning seats in Congress and at least 15 members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) securing positions in the New York State Legislature. The strategy aimed to leverage their political capital to support candidates aligned with their progressive agenda.