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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Republicans seize on Michigan progressives' wins, but party is split on socialism message

Republicans seized on victories by two progressive candidates in Michigan primaries to portray Democrats as increasingly far left, with President Donald Trump labeling Michigan's U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a "Communist loser."

The swift attacks ​by Trump and national party officials underscored a broader effort by Republicans to ​shift the focus of November's midterm elections from the economic concerns of voters that have weighed on Trump's approval ratings.

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