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Stevens endorses Rogers, fracturing Michigan Democrats
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens backs Republican Mike Rogers for Senate, breaking with her party days before the election and deepening her feud with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
In brief
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens backs Republican Mike Rogers for Senate, breaking with her party days before the election and deepening her feud with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan Senate on November first, fracturing Democratic unity just…
Stevens crosses party lines for Rogers
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race on Sunday, breaking with her party and derailing Democratic attempts to create a united front.
Feud with El-Sayed escalates over Israel ad
Tensions grew through the weekend as Stevens tried to condition a joint appearance with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Jim Clyburn on El-Sayed's rejection of an ad critical of Israel.
El-Sayed asks Stevens to stay away
El-Sayed's team asked Stevens to stay away from his events, according to reporting by POLITICO, escalating their public feud just days before the election.
Stevens accepts the rejection publicly
Stevens appeared at a Detroit church alongside Rogers on Sunday and posted a video to social media saying El-Sayed was right to ask her to leave his campaign.
“Abdul said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away. And he's right.”
The key point
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan Senate on November first, fracturing Democratic unity just days before the election.
