Bouchard Says Michigan Vote Will Reject Socialist Push

Mike Bouchard Jr., the Republican nominee in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, is making the state’s latest Democratic primary drama a central warning in his own race. The former infantry officer says Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow Senate primary win does not prove Michigan voters are embracing socialism, and he argues the progressive message is helping divide the country rather than solve its problems.

Bouchard pointed to El-Sayed’s campaign appearance with Hasan Piker and cited comments from the streamer that he said were offensive to Americans who died in the Sept. 11 attacks and in military service abroad. Bouchard, who received a Bronze Star and served in the 101st Airborne Division and the 82nd Airborne Division, said that rhetoric is part of a wider trend he sees as harmful to the country. He told Fox News Digital that he believes the movement is “ripping America apart block by block,” and said he is done with partisan politics and “trying to bring socialism into a country that is not what we were founded on.”

El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan on Tuesday night by less than a percentage point over Rep. Haley Stevens, who had the backing of much of the party establishment. Bouchard argued that outcome points to a split inside the Democratic Party rather than a shift in the broader electorate. He said the socialist wing may be the loudest faction, but he does not think it reflects the views of most people in Michigan.

That argument is at the center of Bouchard’s campaign message in the 10th District, where he will face Democrat Christina Hines, a former county prosecutor, in November. Bouchard said voters in the district want practical results, not ideological fights. He described Michigan residents as hard workers and moderates who move between parties and want leaders who can deliver for them. He said that is the reason he entered the race.