Why did Democrat Haley Stevens just endorse a Republican for US Senate?
Summary
Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday, two days before voters go to the polls. She cited a growing dispute with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed over Israel, an advertisement by a group supporting him, and her exclusion from a campaign event; El-Sayed said the ad was not produced by his campaign and that he disagreed with its message.Key Facts
- Stevens lost Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary to El-Sayed in August.
- Before Sunday, Stevens had said she would support El-Sayed, even after her fiancé said he would vote for Rogers.
- The dispute escalated after Rebellion PAC, an independent group supporting El-Sayed, ran an ad linking U.S. aid to Israel with Americans’ cost-of-living concerns.
- Stevens called the ad anti-Semitic and demanded that El-Sayed condemn it.
- El-Sayed said his campaign did not produce the ad and that he disagreed with its message.
- Stevens said El-Sayed’s campaign had told her not to attend a church service intended to show Democratic unity; Rep. Debbie Dingell said she asked Stevens not to attend because the event had become distracting.
- Stevens criticized El-Sayed’s association with political streamer Hasan Piker and said she would still vote for Democratic candidates in most races.
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