Dems Lose It After Haley Stevens Rejects El-Sayed And Endorses Republican Mike Rogers

Daily Wire · Fox News and NBC News report that Michigan Democratic Representative Haley Stevens broke with her party on Sunday and backed Republican Mike Rogers for the state's open Senate seat, a stunning move days before Election Day in a race that could decide control of the chamber. She said Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed had made clear she was not welcome in his campaign, and she objected to his association with streamer Hasan Piker.

NBC News adds that Stevens had pledged days earlier to support the ticket, but a public quarrel erupted over an outside group's ad she called antisemitic. It also reports that Rogers said he was honored, and that Stevens told him she remains a Democrat. Fox News says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called her move a despicable betrayal.

Both outlets say her longtime chief of staff, Justin German, quit along with colleagues. NBC News notes that party chairman Curtis Hertel said she is no longer a member. Both report that President Donald Trump praised her. El-Sayed told reporters he does not think about Stevens.

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