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Michigan Rep Haley Stevens Endorses Republican Rogers
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In Short: Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate seat on Sunday, just two days before the election.
Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate seat on Sunday, just two days before the election.
Stevens announced her endorsement in a video posted on social media, saying, 'Our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Abdul, said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away, and he's right.'
She attended a Detroit church service with Rogers and sat next to him during the service before making her endorsement public.
Stevens stated, 'This is a state of 10 million people who deserve a lot better from their government. I'm a lot more focused on the 9,999,998 that are not the ones who are talking about.'
Stevens cited her disagreement with El-Sayed's support for political streamer Hasan Piker as a reason for her endorsement of Rogers.
The endorsement has caused significant turmoil within Stevens' own campaign, with her chief of staff and other staff members resigning.
Stevens' endorsement has also led to a surge in fundraising for El-Sayed, who raised $1.2 million in the four hours following Stevens' announcement.
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel criticized Stevens, saying, 'Haley Stevens’ decision to campaign with Rogers – a man who has repeatedly sold out Michigan’s working class, wants to pass a national abortion ban, and has pledged to be a loyal vote for Trump’s agenda – shows that she has abandoned everything she claims to care about.'
The California governor, Gavin Newsom, said on the political talkshow 2WAY that Stevens “went another 180 degrees overnight, so something was going on there.”
What this adds
Stevens' endorsement has drawn criticism from senior party figures and members of her own staff.
Background
Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race, drawing criticism from party leaders.
Stevens' endorsement has also led to a surge in fundraising for El-Sayed, who raked in $1.2 million in the four hours after Stevens backed Rogers.
What's confirmed
- "Our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Abdul, said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away, and he's right," Stevens said in a video posted on social media Sunday.
- "relitigating a primary that ended three months ago."
- "And that's why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today." She went to a Detroit church with Rogers on Sunday and sat next to him during the service before announcing her endorsement.
- Stevens announced her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers against Democrat Abul El-Sayed for the Michigan Senate seat Sunday, just a little over 48 hours from Election Day.
- Left-wing allies of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed called Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens “evil,” “deranged” and a “traitor” on Sunday after she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers at a Detroit church, two days before the election and after she demanded that El-Sayed condemn an ad she called antisemitic.
What's still developing
- Over the past few weeks, the congresswoman has changed her position on supporting El-Sayed, moving from a position that was critical of the nominee but still supportive of the overall ticket, to outright joining Rogers at a Detroit church on Sunday where she heaped praise on Rogers for supporting some of her campaign platforms involving housing and Black-owned businesses.
- Polling suggests El-Sayed is pulling ahead of Rogers – who is supported by Trump and has denied his 2020 election loss – by about five to seven percentage points in the last week.
- “Hey Michigan, as you may have seen, our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Abdul, said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away, and he’s right. That’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United State Senate today. I don’t belong in Abdul’s campaign. I do not stand with Hasan Piker, who gets trafficked on our college campuses. A dear friend of mine earlier today was saying that education is on the ballot and she is absolutely right. What our students see, what our children see, and who we are as Michiganders is not hate. And is not what we are getting out from our Democratic nominee right now,” she said in part.
- After El-Sayed told Stevens to stay away, a Clyburn adviser tersely said, “This is not Abdul’s event,” Breitbart News reported.
- Published: 22:57 EDT, 31 October 2026 | Updated: 01:26 EDT, 1 November 2026 With three days left until the 2026 midterm elections, a Democratic Party civil war has erupted in Michigan between progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and former primary opponent Rep. Haley Stevens.
- The split started when Stevens's fiancé, Jason Turkish, said Wednesday that he would be casting a vote for El-Sayed's opponent, Republican candidate Mike Rogers.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the move “a despicable betrayal,” and several members of Stevens’s staff resigned, including her chief of staff.
Sources
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- WarpBeat — background on Stevens Endorses Rogers in Michigan Senate Race link
- WarpBeat — background on Michigan Dem claims Stevens shot down Rogers endorsement rumor hours before turning on El-Sayed link
- ABC News — video link