Stevens defends endorsing Rogers during tense interview
Stevens said El-Sayed’s campaign shut her out after she demanded a stronger response to an outside ad criticized as antisemitic.
- On November 1, 2026, Congresswoman Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, abandoning Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and exposing deep divisions within Michigan's Democratic Party just days before the election.
- Tensions between Stevens and the El-Sayed campaign escalated after she clashed over an outside advertisement linking support for Israel to grocery prices, following her August primary loss to El-Sayed.
- On Monday, Rogers accused Michigan Democrats Debbie Dingell and Mallory McMorrow of insinuating Stevens was 'mentally ill,' sharing clips on X and calling their remarks 'wildly insulting' while praising Stevens for 'putting country over party.'
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer labeled the endorsement a 'despicable betrayal,' while Michigan Democratic Party chair Curtis Hertel declared Stevens is no longer a party member; her chief of staff resigned, calling it 'shocking and heartbreaking.'
- As the November 3, 2026 election approaches, the endorsement complicates Democratic efforts in one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races, transforming Stevens into a cautionary tale regarding internal party ideological clashes.
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Haley Stevens defends MAGA flip in massive AI-generated manic screed
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) on Monday tried to justify her stunning decision to abandon Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and endorse Republican Mike Rogers, but an analysis found the lengthy statement she posted may not have been entirely her own.Stevens lost the Democratic Senate primary to El-Sayed and initially endorsed him, but she reversed course Sunday, appearing at a campaign stop with Rogers, the Donald Trump-endorsed candidate she…
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Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens issued an Election Day defense of endorsing Republican Mike Rogers and declared Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed unfit for the Senate.
Democratic Divisions On Israel Come Thundering Back
“The midterm elections are ending, as they began, with Democrats fighting about Israel,” the New York Times reports. “The debate returned to center stage late in the pivotal Senate race in Michigan, when Representative Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary, pulled her endorsement from the winner, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, citing his rhetoric on Israel, […]
In a long message posted on X, Haley Stevens detailed the reasons for his turnaround and surprise support to Mike Rogers at the expense of Abdul El-Sayed.
'It was a decision of conscience,' says Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens
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