El-Sayed’s former primary rival asked not to attend his campaign events after clash over Israel ad

NBC News and CBS News report that Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, has asked Rep. Haley Stevens, whom he beat in August's primary, to skip his remaining campaign events, according to two sources cited by CBS News. Politico reported it first. The rift opens days before Tuesday's contest against Republican Mike Rogers, which the Cook Political Report rates a toss-up, NBC News says, according to NBC News · CBS News.

The fight began Friday, when Stevens demanded that El-Sayed condemn a grocery-store video from Rebellion PAC that she called antisemitic, apologize for his own remarks about Israel, and pull his ad featuring Tucker Carlson. His campaign says it has no connection to the group. El-Sayed replied that Stevens was "relitigating a primary that ended three months ago."

Both had been expected at a Sunday church event in Detroit with Rep. Jim Clyburn, but the campaign's announcement omitted Stevens. NBC News adds that Rep. Debbie Dingell, who helped arrange it, played down the conflict, while state Sen. Mallory McMorrow criticized Stevens. CBS News notes that Stevens' fiancé, Jason Turkish, said he would vote for Rogers; Stevens said she would back El-Sayed.

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