Stevens Endorses Rogers, Deepening Rift With El-Sayed

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faced a public break with former primary rival Haley Stevens after she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers on Sunday, November 1, intensifying a dispute over campaign messaging about Israel days before the election. Stevens, a U.S. representative, announced her support for Rogers at Perfecting Church in Detroit. She had endorsed El-Sayed after losing the Democratic primary and had said as recently as the previous week that she would vote for him. In a video announcing her reversal, Stevens said El-Sayed had told her she was no longer welcome in his campaign. The dispute escalated over an advertisement from an outside political group that connected U.S. support for Israel with grocery costs. Stevens called the ad antisemitic and demanded that El-Sayed reject it and apologize for his rhetoric about Israel. El-Sayed’s campaign said it was not affiliated with the ad, and he said Saturday that he disagreed with its contents. The disagreement disrupted plans for a joint Sunday appearance with South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, intended to show party unity. Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell said she had disinvited Stevens because the controversy...