# Haley Stevens' Confusion Over Mike Rogers Endorsement

> Rep. Haley Stevens struggles to explain her sudden endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race.
- Title: Haley Stevens' Confusion Over Mike Rogers Endorsement
- Summary: Rep. Haley Stevens struggles to explain her sudden endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race. Rep. Haley Stevens could not clearly…
- Keywords: haley stevens, mike rogers, michigan senate race, abdel elsayed, hasan piker, cenk uygur, democratic nominee, news, politics, Haley, Stevens', Confusion
- Source: HuffPost — https://huffpost.com/entry/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-anderson-cooper-cnn_n_6ae8084ce4b0283c45777241
- Published: 2026-11-02T04:27:36+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: haley stevens, mike rogers, michigan senate race, abdel elsayed, hasan piker, cenk uygur, democratic nominee, news, politics
## Haley Stevens' Endorsement Shift
Rep. Haley Stevens struggled to explain her sudden endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race.

> Look, this is just a weight off my shoulders, okay. Abdul has been getting angrier and angrier. I was trying to help, and I endorsed him. That ad was very painful
## Stevens' Reasoning on CNN
Stevens cited anger over Abdul El-Sayed's association with Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and statements by Piker's uncle Cenk Uygur.

> There are so many Democrats who want to vote for our Democratic nominee. And they’re just being told, hey, this is a party you don’t belong in, or this is a campaign you don’t belong in
## Criticism of Endorsement
Democrats criticized Stevens' move as a betrayal given Rogers' Trump ties and positions.
## Key takeaway

Rep. Haley Stevens could not clearly explain her shift to endorsing Republican Mike Rogers after previously supporting Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.