Sen. Gary Peters, a Michigan Democrat, has predicted that his party's Senate nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, will defeat Republican Mike Rogers in November despite Peters having endorsed El-Sayed's primary rival, Rep. Haley Stevens. The remarks highlight tensions within the Democratic Party over its leftward primary shift, as El-Sayed's narrow victory has been seized upon by Republicans as evidence of a "far-left surge" they hope to use against Democrats in the midterms.

El-Sayed, described as a progressive insurgent, narrowly won the Democratic primary to succeed Peters, who is retiring, and will now face Rogers in the general election. Peters' comments to Fox News Digital signal an effort to unify the party behind El-Sayed despite having backed a different candidate, while Rogers has already branded El-Sayed an "extremist" and El-Sayed has challenged Rogers to a debate.