The El Sayed Effect: How One Narrow Victory Could Upend the Democratic Party's Balance Abdul El Sayed's narrow win over Haley Stevens in Michigan may not have been the resounding blowout predicted by progressive pundits, but it is a turning point nonetheless.
By winning in a purple state, El Sayed has blown to smithereens the notion that Bernie Sanders' brand of politics is confined to deep blue strongholds.
The polling was far off this time around, and while this should be cause for concern, it's not necessarily a reason for progressives to panic.