El-Sayed drops Stevens from campaign event
The campaign said Stevens would be a distraction as the dispute over an outside ad widened days before voters choose Michigan’s next senator.
- Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign reportedly told Representative Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events through the November 3 election, citing concerns about distractions.
- The dispute followed disagreements over Israel, antisemitism, and a Rebellion PAC advertisement linking U.S. aid to Israel with higher domestic costs; El-Sayed said he disagreed with the advertisement.
- A planned Detroit church appearance with Jim Clyburn was intended to show Democratic unity, but Stevens’s attendance remained uncertain.
- El-Sayed is facing Republican Mike Rogers in a closely contested Senate race.
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washingtonsun.comAbdul El-Sayed Calls Haley Stevens a ‘Distraction’
“Abdul El-Sayed called Rep. Haley Stevens’ endorsement of his Republican opponent in the Michigan Senate race a ‘distraction’ on Sunday,” the Washington Sun reports. “Stevens, a Michigan Democrat who El-Sayed defeated in the Senate primary, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers earlier in the day. Her decision to back Rogers drew criticism from other Democrats who said […]
Infighting Hinders Michigan Senate Ambitions for Democrats
Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's campaign has reportedly asked primary rival Haley Stevens to stay away from his rallies, as divisions over Israel and Tucker Carlson threaten party unity in Michigan. Meanwhile, questions about polling reliability have resurfaced following the revelation of a fabricated survey on the primary race in this state.
Two days before the mid-term elections, a polemic came into play in the campaign of Abdul El Sayed, Democratic candidate for the Senate, in the state of Michigan. His former opponent of the Democratic primaries, Haley Stevens, refused to participate in a joint event. The issue was a campaign advertisement broadcast by an independent group in support of Abdul El Sayed, whom she considered anti-Semitic.
‘Stay away…’: Abdul El-Sayed tells Haley Stevens after she demands ‘apology’ over ‘antisemitic ad’
Michigan’s Democratic Senate race is turning into an explosive intra-party showdown as nominee Abdul El-Sayed clashes with Congresswoman Haley Stevens over Israel, an alleged antisemitic campaign ad and his past remarks. Stevens has demanded an apology and urged El-Sayed to condemn the controversial ad, prompting his campaign to ask her to stay away from its final campaign events ahead of the November 3 midterms.With Republicans backing Mike Rog…
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