Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Wednesday lauded Abdul El-Sayed for his victory in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, calling it "literally unprecedented in modern American history.

This story was originally published by Michigan Advance. Sign up for their weekly newsletter here. By Ben Solis, Michigan Advance U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has been talking about a progressive political revolution for more than 10 years.

The progressive senator pressed the Democratic establishment to think about what Americans want, not just the will of wealthy donors.

Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed thanks Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and challenger Rep. Hayley Stevens, after winning the Michigan Democratic Senate primary.

Self-described socialist candidate William Lawrence won the Democratic nomination in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, defeating two more moderate rivals in one of the state’s most closely watched House primaries.

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Sayed’s Michigan Democratic Senate primary victory as a major turning point in American politics, arguing that voters rejected massive outside spending in favor of a progressive agenda. Sanders congratulated El-Sayed and other Democratic winners,

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke to Abby Phillip as votes were counted in Michigan and reflected on Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed “taking on the entire Michigan Democratic establishment.”

Walking into Democrats’ contentious Michigan Senate primary, Sanders’ inner circle thinks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is more likely than Ro Khanna to be the heir.