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Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan just days before the election. Stevens had previously lost the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee in the race. Following the endorsement, El-Sayed's campaign reported a significant fundraising surge.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over her former primary rival, Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, shortly before the Michigan Senate election.
Left-leaning outlets like Mother Jones and HuffPost frequently emphasize terms like betrayal and highlight staff resignations and party condemnation. Center outlets such as PBS NewsHour and NPR focus neutrally on the sequence of events, including Stevens being uninvited from a joint event and her refusal to explain the rationale. Right-leaning outlets like Fox News and Blaze Media frame the move as a major gift to Republicans and note that the endorsement backfired as El-Sayed brought in massive donations.
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El-Sayed campaign pulls in $1.2M after Stevens backs Republican Rogers
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed raised $1.2 million in just four hours after his former primary rival, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in the Michigan Senate race. The fundraising surge marks El-Sayed’s second-best, single-day haul since winning the Democratic nomination in August. Politico first…
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Source context: The latest move has roiled one of the most fiercely contested Senate contestsIn his first public comments since Stevens’s endorsement of Rogers, El-Sayed told reporters at a press conference outside of a rally he held on Sunday, the very same rally that Stevens had earlier been d…
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The latest move has roiled one of the most fiercely contested Senate contestsIn his first public comments since Stevens’s endorsement of Rogers, El-Sayed told reporters at a press conference outside of a rally he held on Sunday, the very same rally that Stevens had earlier been disinvited from attending, “At the end of the day, I actually don’t think about…
Haley Stevens, the onetime Senatorial candidate who outspent Abdul El-Sayed 12 to 1 and still somehow lost the Michigan Democratic primary, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers this afternoon—two days out from the election. Stevens’ staff resigned en masse, and the Michigan Democratic Party quickly put out statements condemning her “eleventh-hour distractions.”…
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…
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday, a major shake-up in the final stages of a top battleground race that could determine which party controls the Senate.
The relationship shattered in part because of Israel, but also because of their sensitive egos and hurt feelings. The split had been months in the making.
It's a blow for Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in the final days of his campaign, and an escalation of their feud.
Stevens' endorsement exposed a bitter Democratic divide as Michigan's closely watched Senate race nears its end
Is it fair to blame Abdul El-Sayed for this mess as well?
Stevens announced a last-minute endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race on Sunday.
Representative Haley Stevens fled a press conference after a protester confronted her over her last-minute endorsement of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.Speaking to reporters alongside Rogers in Detroit on Sunday, Stevens struggled to explain her sudden flip-flop.“How can you support a candidate who stands so firmly with some of the policies that…
Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens who narrowly lost a bitter senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, is turning against the nominee and her party by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with analysis.
The Democratic congresswoman from Michigan endorsed a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, potentially upending the race.
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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed raised $1.2 million in just four hours after his former primary rival, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in the Michigan Senate race. The fundraising surge marks El-Sayed’s second-best, single-day haul since winning the Democratic nomination in August. Politico first…
The remarkable show of support for President Donald Trump's backed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the Michigan Senate primary is appearing with Republican candidate Mike Rogers at a church in Detroit after intraparty tensions have boiled over days before the election
Democrats are furious at Rep. Haley Stevens after she endorsed the GOP Senate candidate in Michigan, Mike Rogers, over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. Nikole Killion is in Lansing with details on how it all unfolded.
Rep. Haley Stevens was scheduled to attend a unity event today with Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her in the Democratic primary. Instead, she endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.
The appearance comes days before the election, as tensions within the Democratic Party boil over in a race where polls are tightening.
But she refuses to be drawn on her rationale for switching candidates in the closely-fought US Senate race.
Haley Stevens had lost the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan to Abdul El-Sayed earlier this year.
Jessica Taylor, senate and governors editor at The Cook Political Report, examines the Michigan senate race as Democratic Representative Haley Stevens backed Republican candidate Mike Rogers, breaking with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Taylor also looks at polling for potential toss up senate races across the country on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”…
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Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said she believes Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D-MI) decision to buck her party and endorse Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers instead of Democrat Abdul el Sayed will backfire in the tight Michigan Senate race. Stevens ran as a moderate against socialist-leaning el Sayed in the state’s Democratic primary earlier this year. She…
Rep. Haley Stevens ran for the U.S. Senate in Michigan and lost narrowly in the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed. It appears, however, that she may have the last laugh.In a move that has left her fellow Democrats panicking, Stevens delivered El-Sayed's Republican opponent Mike Rogers a big gift on Sunday: her endorsement.'This is a despicable…
Democrat Haley Stevens, who was originally scheduled to appear today at an event with former primary rival Abdul El-Sayed, announced she is endorsing his Republican opponent in the Michigan Senate race, Mike Rogers. El-Sayed had urged Stevens not to attend any events for his campaign after she criticized his failure to condemn a pro-El-Sayed ad...
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens broke with both former rival for Michigan’s open Senate seat Abdul El-Sayed as well as their party Sunday to endorse the Republican nominee,…
Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens struggled to explain her sudden decision to endorse Republican Mike Rogers over her former primary rival Abdul El-Sayed.
Abdul El-Sayed's campaign reports a $2.4 million single-day fundraising surge after Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan.
"The Democrats don't even think you're worth a used condom, but that's about where you are," Carville, 82, said of Stevens.
Democrats know that there are many more out there with serious reservations about Abdul El-Sayed.
Political earthquake could have major impact on election and GOP control in Congress
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DUBUQUE, Iowa—President Donald Trump and House speaker Mike Johnson said they would welcome Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens to the Republican Party following her stunning endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers for Senate in Michigan two days before voters head to the polls in what has become the nation’s most contentious race.
Democrats are bluntly denouncing Stevens as a traitor.
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