If Democratic socialists are indeed ascending, Analilia Mejia and Adam Hamawy are helping in more ways than one.

Sure, Mejia has been in Congress since winning a special election in April and Hamawy is likely to win a seat this fall in very Democratic CD-12.

Mejia has traveled a left wing path in the House, proposing for instance a $25 minimum wage. You can expect Hamawy to do the same.

More than that, however, both Mejia and Hamawy have been occupied with what just happened about 900 miles away in Michigan.

The headliner in this week's primary was the win by Senate candidate  Abdul El-Sayed. Mejia endorsed him and campaigned for him.

On the House level, Hamawy endorsed progressive Donavan McKinney, who went on to beat an incumbent congressman.

A Facebook photo shows McKinney with his arm around Hamawy's shoulder.

"I’m in Michigan getting out the vote for Donavan McKinney for Congress - he’s facing millions in attacks, but he’s on the verge of victory. Donavan has a people-first platform: big money out of politics, Medicare for All, and universal free childcare."

So said Hamawy last Saturday.

As for El-Sayed, Mejia endorsed him in July. She said:

“In the years I’ve worked at the grassroots level, I’ve rarely met someone more committed to building a just and fair world than Abdul El-Sayed. Abdul has consistently fought for a future in which communities do more than survive - they thrive."
In a release at the time, El-Sayed returned the favor, noting that Mejia's win "was one of the first signals this cycle to the political establishment that the status quo isn’t working anymore."

After his win on Tuesday, Mejia wrote, "Congratulations Abdul El-Sayed on proving that people power is stronger than big money. Now let’s finish the job and send a champion for working families to the U.S. Senate this November."

There is nothing uncommon about politicians endorsing other politicians. Or traveling to do so.

At the same time, Mejia has been in Congress less than four months and Hamawy has not been elected yet.

Some may suggest it's more important to worry about your own districts.

Some like Joe Hathaway, the Republican running against Mejia.

Needless to say, Mejia's endorsement of El-Sayed is red meat for Hathaway. Here is part of what he said:

"Her support of El-Sayed also reinforces her true mission in Congress - to capture governing power for far-left radicals. Remember, she wasn’t campaigning for El-Sayed against a Republican; she wants him to defeat an established liberal Democrat whose biggest flaws, in Mejia’s view, seem to be supporting capitalism, police and, of course, Israel. "

Nothing unusual about Hathaway's take.

But a very practical question is whether Mejia's campaigning in Michigan is going to dissasude voters in CD-11 from backing her in November. Likewise for Hamawy.