Democrat Backs Republican in Michigan Senate Race
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Haley Stevens is a Democrat in the United States.
She wanted to be the Democratic Party's candidate for a Senate seat in Michigan.
But she lost. Abdul El-Sayed won the nomination instead.
Now Haley Stevens is doing something surprising.
She is supporting the Republican candidate, not Abdul El-Sayed.
This is called an endorsement.
The vote for the Senate seat is very soon.
This story shows a big problem inside the Democratic Party.
Some people call this kind of problem a party spat.
Michigan is an important state in American politics.
The Senate is part of the US government.
People vote for senators to make laws.
Vocabulary15 words
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- nomination
- when a party picks one person to run in an election
- Republican
- a member of one of the two big political parties in the US
- endorsement
- public support for someone
- party spat
- a fight or disagreement inside a group
- Senate
- a part of the US government that makes laws
- Democrat
- a member of one of the two big political parties in the US
- vote
- when people choose someone in an election
- opponent
- a person on the other side in a competition
- state
- one of the areas that make up the USA
- election
- a time when people vote for a leader
- government
- the group that runs a country
- seat
- a position in government that you win by voting
- support
- to help or agree with someone
- politics
- the work of government and elections
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Answer key
1. The Democratic Senate candidate 2. Abdul El-Sayed won it 3. The Republican candidate
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Haley Stevens is a _____ in the United States.
She wanted to be the Democratic Party's _____ for a Senate seat in Michigan.
But she lost. Abdul El-Sayed won the _____ instead.
She is supporting the _____ candidate, not Abdul El-Sayed.
This is called an _____.
The vote for the Senate seat is very _____.
This story shows a big problem inside the Democratic _____.
Some people call this kind of problem a _____.
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