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Stevens’s Fiance Says He’ll Vote for Rogers over El-Sayed
Turkish cited El-Sayed’s rhetoric and a disputed ad, while Haley Stevens called the split a household divide and still backed the Democrat.
- Jason Turkish, fiancé of Rep. Haley Stevens, announced Wednesday he will support Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race, citing concerns over the Democratic nominee's recent campaign rhetoric and political associations.
- Turkish decided to break with his party after the first general election debate, when candidate Abdul El-Sayed compared Israel to Iran. He called El-Sayed's campaign rhetoric "100% disqualifying" for the Senate.
- El-Sayed's association with political streamer Hasan Piker drew sharp criticism from Turkish, who called Piker's comments supporting 9/11 "disqualifying." Turkish also criticized fundraising appeals he claimed blame Jews for domestic funding shortages.
- At a Republican Jewish Coalition event Wednesday, Turkish explained his decision publicly, telling Jewish Insider he "couldn't live with myself if I didn't speak up" about his opposition to El-Sayed.
- El-Sayed spokeswoman Roxie Richner dismissed the criticism, stating "Abdul is focused on building a broad coalition to win Michigan and win back the Senate majority for Democrats." The race remains closely watched.
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Haley Stevens’ fiancé seems dedicated to ruining her career
In August, Representative Haley Stevens lost Michigan’s Democratic senatorial primary to Abdul El-Sayed, who polls show now holds a narrow lead over the Republican candidate, Mike Rogers. Most losing primary candidates either endorse their opponent or wait out the remainder of the election cycle before reentering politics. But Stevens, in recent weeks, has made her […]
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