Republican congressional candidate Mike Bouchard Jr. said Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow Democratic Senate primary victory does not indicate that Michigan voters broadly support socialism. Speaking to Fox News Digital after his own primary win, Bouchard argued that El-Sayed’s progressive message is divisive and said he expected it to face resistance among Michigan voters.

Bouchard, the GOP nominee for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, said he would campaign on public safety and the economy. The article frames his comments against El-Sayed’s progressive agenda and his campaigning with political streamer Hasan Piker, while also noting El-Sayed’s victory was narrow.