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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has asked Representative Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events following a public dispute. The tension between the former primary rivals centers on an outside ad and comments regarding Israel. The conflict has drawn reactions from other prominent Democrats in the final days before the election.
Outlets across the spectrum agree that the El-Sayed campaign asked Haley Stevens to stay away from upcoming events, creating visible tension within the Democratic Party in the final days of the Michigan Senate race.
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and The New Republic frame the dispute as a broader reflection of moderate and progressive Democratic tensions ahead of the election. Center outlets such as NewsNation and CBS News focus primarily on the back-and-forth demands regarding campaign appearances and statements on Israel. Right-leaning outlets like the New York Post and freebeacon.com use more dramatic phrasing, such as blood sports and catfights, to emphasize internal party chaos and division.
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El-Sayed drops Stevens from campaign event
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) told Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), his once primary opponent, to stay away from his campaign events and disinvited her from a planned appearance on Sunday, a source familiar confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcasting partner. The source said El-Sayed does not want the ongoing fight with Stevens to distract…
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Source context: A public spat has cast Democratic tensions in the spotlight as the close US Senate race draws to a headAbdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s tightly fought US Senate race, has asked Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events.“I do…
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A public spat has cast Democratic tensions in the spotlight as the close US Senate race draws to a headAbdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s tightly fought US Senate race, has asked Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events.“I don’t want any distractions,” El-Sayed told reporters after a campaign rally,…
With just days until the midterm elections, moderate Democrats are still finding ways to undermine Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi criticized El-Sayed on a recent episode of the On Brand podcast. Host Donny Deutsch claimed El-Sayed had made “concerning” comments opposing the existence of a Jewish…
The tensions between the former Democratic primary candidates have drawn in other Michigan Democrats as the party hopes to secure a critical Senate seat.
Some Democrats worry that the blowup between the two former primary rivals is imperiling their hold on the seat.
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…
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) appeared Sunday at Detroit's Perfecting Church alongside Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, praising his support for Black-owned businesses just two days before he faces the Democratic nominee she previously endorsed.Stevens then tweeted an endorsement for Rogers.Why it matters: The appearance gives Rogers a striking…
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) told Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), his once primary opponent, to stay away from his campaign events and disinvited her from a planned appearance on Sunday, a source familiar confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcasting partner. The source said El-Sayed does not want the ongoing fight with Stevens to distract…
Stevens has demanded El-Sayed condemn an outside group's ad and apologize for comments he made about Israel. El-Sayed said Stevens is "intent on relitigating" their primary.
A growing dispute over a controversial ad has led Abdul El-Sayed's campaign to ask former rival Haley Stevens to stay away from campaign events.
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed’s campaign has asked Rep. Haley Stevens to stay away from his remaining campaign events, an extraordinary escalation in a Democratic feud threatening to undermine the party’s effort to flip a critical Senate seat just days before Election Day. The request, confirmed to the Washington Examiner by a person familiar…
A friendly fire snub came courtesy of another notch for Abdul El-Sayed’s red-green alliance bona fides that prompted a former rival to seek an apology. In the…
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed told Rep. Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign after she demanded an apology over his comments on Israel.
Michigan Democrats are clashing over Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed decision to feature conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in a campaign ad, with prominent party figures demanding that he pull the spot days before Election Day. The ad, released last week, features Carlson saying he “wouldn’t vote for Mike Rogers at gunpoint,” referring to El-Sayed’s…
Michigan congresswoman Haley Stevens will no longer appear at a planned “unity” event for her Democratic Senate primary opponent Abdul El-Sayed after he refused to condemn an antisemitic ad produced on his behalf that blames the rising cost of groceries on Jews and Israel.
Rep. Jim Clyburn’s (D-SC) office pushed back Saturday after Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign reportedly sought to keep Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) away from his events, saying she remained invited to a Sunday church appearance in Detroit. “This
