Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers over Abdul ElSayed

Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul ElSayed in Michigan’s Senate race, reversing her earlier support for ElSayed and giving sharply different explanations for the decision renewed attention. Stevens said her choice followed concerns about antisemitism and what she described as ElSayed’s treatment of her and her supporters. The allegations about his campaign remain disputed. In a statement Monday, Stevens said she had endorsed ElSayed after losing the Democratic primary, but later felt ignored and excluded. She said ElSayed disinvited her from future campaign events. ElSayed has denied asking her to stay away from events, according to one account of the dispute, and the circumstances of the alleged exclusion have not been independently established. Stevens cited a Rebellion PAC advertisement linking grocery prices to U.S. military assistance for Israel and an ElSayed campaign ad featuring Tucker Carlson. She said Black and Jewish voters had raised concerns with her about the ads. She also criticized ElSayed for campaigning with Hasan Piker, whose comments about Jewish Americans Stevens described as disturbing. Stevens said ElSayed eventually...