Bruce Springsteen endorses Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed

Bruce Springsteen endorsed Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on November 2, publicly backing him as a defender of the Constitution and democracy on the eve of the state’s midterm election. Springsteen said he was “in his corner 100%” in a social media post that also criticized the leadership in the White House. The endorsement came with only hours remaining for Michigan voters to cast ballots, according to one report. The reporting does not establish the election result or show whether Springsteen’s statement affected voting. El-Sayed, a physician and former Michigan health official, was the Democratic nominee challenging Republican Mike Rogers. Springsteen’s post described El-Sayed as a fighter for the Constitution and American democracy. It also called the administration’s leadership corrupt, lawless and anti-American. Those were Springsteen’s characterizations. The endorsement followed a separate break in the race’s party support. Haley Stevens, a Democratic congresswoman whom El-Sayed defeated in the party primary, endorsed Rogers over the weekend. In a video announcing her decision, Stevens said El-Sayed had told her she was no longer welcome in his...