McMorrow's departure could prompt influential Democrats in the state to announce their support for Stevens because of concerns about El-Sayed’s electability in a general election.
The race has increasingly split Democrats along ideological lines, with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer backing Stevens and El-Sayed drawing the support of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and allies such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Jihad Watch Director, Robert Spencer, has described El-Sayed as a hardcore socialist.
"He's going to be another one of these socialist Muslim candidates," he says. "A lot of people don't understand how socialism and Islam go together, but actually, they are both authoritarian, anti-American systems that are internationalist as well."
"This guy," he concludes, "is just as bad news as Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. He's cut out of the same cloth."
The seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Gary Peters is one that the party must hold if it hopes to reclaim the Senate majority in this fall’s midterm elections. The primary winner is expected to face Republican Mike Rogers, who lost to now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin in 2024.
