ElSayed campaign asks Stevens to stay away from events

Abdul ElSayed’s Senate campaign has asked Rep. Haley Stevens to stay away from his remaining campaign events, according to people familiar with the decision, deepening a dispute between the Michigan Democrats days before the election. Two people familiar with the campaign decision told POLITICO that ElSayed’s team made the request. One said the campaign wanted to avoid distractions. The account was relayed by multiple reports but traces to the same underlying source, and neither ElSayed’s campaign nor Stevens is quoted confirming the request directly. The rift intensified after Stevens called on ElSayed to condemn a Rebellion PAC advertisement and apologize for statements about Israel. The ad, produced by the outside political action committee and not ElSayed’s campaign, links U.S. aid to Israel with high grocery prices. ElSayed’s campaign has said it is not affiliated with the ad. Stevens argued that the advertisement echoed statements ElSayed had made during the campaign about Israel and the cost of services in Michigan. She had endorsed him after losing the Democratic primary. In a Friday statement, she urged him to condemn the ad and apologize for his related remarks....