Democratic voters are pushing back on their own party's insiders, a bad sign for establishment operatives and a boost for insurgent candidates.

• Democratic strategist Michael LaRosa went on C-SPAN and said he does not want Abdul El-Sayed to win Michigan's Senate seat.
• Caller after caller, most identifying as Democrats, accused him of sounding like a Republican and told him he should be fired.
• The complaint against El-Sayed is that he has promised to primary sitting Democrats like Chuck Schumer, John Fetterman, and Catherine Cortez Masto.
• The deeper split is over money in politics and Israel — insiders paid by big donors have little reason to back candidates who want to cut off that money.
• One independent caller said she now leans Democratic because of Trump administration corruption, and would vote for El-Sayed.

Outlook: Expect more open conflict between Democratic voters and party consultants as the 2026 Senate primaries heat up.