Haley Stevens’ fiancé says he will vote for Mike Rogers

Jason Turkish, the fiancé of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, says he plans to vote for Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Nov. 3 U.S. Senate election, citing concerns about Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s rhetoric and its effects on Jewish safety. Turkish, a Jewish Democrat and attorney, told The Detroit News that he decided to support Rogers after becoming increasingly concerned about El-Sayed’s comments since the August Democratic primary. He criticized El-Sayed’s descriptions of Israel and his response to an advertisement by an outside group that blamed aid to Israel for rising costs. El-Sayed’s campaign has distanced itself from the advertisement but has not explicitly condemned its contents. Turkish also pointed to El-Sayed’s fundraising appeals referencing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and to his association with streamer Hasan Piker. These were Turkish’s stated reasons for his decision; the claims and characterizations are his own. El-Sayed has denied and dismissed as Islamophobic separate allegations by Rogers that he has links to extremist groups. The El-Sayed campaign said it is focused on building a broad coalition, and a spokesperson said its team...