Stevens Endorses Rogers in Michigan Senate Race

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Senate on November 1, two days before Michigan voters went to the polls, breaking with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed after a dispute over campaign messaging and their relationship. Some voters interviewed outside polling places on Election Day said her endorsement influenced or reinforced their support for Rogers, though the extent of any broader effect is not established. Stevens, who lost the Democratic Senate primary to El-Sayed, had previously endorsed him. In a statement posted on X, she said her decision to back Rogers was a matter of conscience. She cited an advertisement supporting El-Sayed that linked grocery prices to U.S. aid to Israel, as well as El-Sayed’s association with political commentator Hasan Piker. Stevens said she concluded El-Sayed was not fit to serve in the Senate. Those were her stated reasons; the claims and criticisms were not independently established in the reporting. The dispute intensified after Stevens objected to the advertisement and asked El-Sayed to disavow it. She said he later told her she was no longer welcome at campaign events. Stevens had indicated she would support the Democratic...