Democrat Haley Stevens Endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate Race, Two Days Before Election Day
Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost Michigan's Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers on Sunday after being uninvited from a joint campaign event — a jolt in a race that could help decide control of the Senate.
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's former primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, the Associated Press reported — a cross-party endorsement less than 48 hours before an Election Day that could determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill. Stevens made the endorsement after attending a Detroit church service with Rogers, according to the AP report read by this desk.
Stevens had been scheduled to appear with El-Sayed at a joint event the same day but was uninvited, according to the AP. In a video announcing the endorsement, Stevens said, according to the AP report: “Our Democratic nominee for Senate said I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away. And he's right. And that's why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today.” The endorsement followed Stevens' public call on Friday for El-Sayed to condemn an outside group's advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to high grocery prices, the AP reported; El-Sayed criticized the advertisement and said he had nothing to do with it, according to the BBC's report of the endorsement.
El-Sayed dismissed the endorsement when reporters asked him about it later Sunday, saying he is focused on the issues voters care about, including the high cost of living, according to the AP. Michigan's Senate race is considered one of the tightest in Tuesday's midterms, the BBC reported, in an election that will decide which party controls Congress for the next two years. The seat is currently held by Democrats, according to published reporting on the race read this run.
