Left-wing Democrats are on a winning run - but can they lure back crucial swing voters?

Left-wing Democrats are on a winning run - but can they lure back crucial swing voters?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders cast El-Sayed as the future of the Democratic Party at a rally in Detroit last SaturdayByMadeline HalpertReporting from MichiganPublished9 hours agoOn a Saturday evening in Michigan, the skies still hazy from drifting Canadian wildfire smoke, hundreds of voters packed into Detroit's opulent 104-year-old Opera House, rising from their seats to cheer loudly as Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took the stage. As two of the leading figures on the American left, Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders were there to champion Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed - a doctor running on a platform of universal healthcare.His supporters carried signs with El-Sayed's slogan "Medicare for All", and wore shirts urging the end of immigration enforcement and US aid to Israel.But they were not the only ones tuning in. Voters and politicians across the country are watching to see if El-Sayed can earn the Democratic nomination to run for Senate in November's midterm elections. His opponent - Congresswoman Haley Stevens - is an experienced politician with deep pockets, thanks in part to large corporate campaign donations.The two represent the divisions within the Democratic Party as it seeks to take back control of Congress. On one side is the centrist establishment, backed by traditional power players. On the other is the left wing of the party, exemplified by Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez as well as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.But while left-wing Democrats have seen a wave of victories during this summer's primaries - including in New York and Colorado - what remains to be seen is if they can claw back support from disillusioned working-class voters, who flocked to President Donald Trump in 2024.In Michigan - which voted for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 but Tru...