On the Ballot: Fight over Democrats' future takes center stage in Michigan with Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez tour

The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party is ramping up in Michigan as progressives look to clinch several key primaries in August.

Progressive kingpins, Sen.

Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), are set to hold rallies across the state this weekend with populist Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who’s duking it out against centrist Rep.

Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) for retiring Sen.

Gary Peters’s...