Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers for Senate

Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat shortly before Election Day, breaking with Democratic nominee Abdul ElSayed and drawing public condemnation from fellow Democrats. The endorsement followed a public appearance with Rogers and reversed Stevens’ earlier pledge to support the nominee who defeated her in the Democratic primary. In a video announcing her decision, Stevens said ElSayed had told her she was not welcome in his campaign and did not need her endorsement. She repeated that account in a CNN interview, saying she had changed her mind. ElSayed’s campaign had asked her to stay away from future events, according to a report cited in the coverage. Stevens also pointed to disagreements over Israel-related issues and ElSayed’s association with political streamer Hasan Piker. She had criticized ElSayed for not distancing himself sufficiently from Piker’s comments and had demanded that he condemn an outside group’s advertisement that she described as antisemitic. ElSayed said he had no role in the ad and disagreed with its contents, according to the reports. Democratic leaders responded by reaffirming support for ElSayed....