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Michigan's Haley Stevens Flips to Endorse Republican Rogers Days Before Election

The Democratic congresswoman's last-minute switch from Abdul El-Sayed to GOP's Mike Rogers has split her party and energized both camps before Tuesday's vote.

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  2. Michigan's Haley Stevens Flips to Endorse Republican Rogers Days Before Electionyou are here
  3. Haley Stevens Defends Rogers Endorsement, Citing El-Sayed's 'Obsessive' Israel Focus
  4. El-Sayed Fires Back at Vance's 'Weasel' Jab in Michigan Senate Race

What to know

  • Stevens reversed her Senate endorsement within roughly 12 hours of privately reaffirming support for El-Sayed, catching Democratic leaders off guard two days before the election.
  • Her public explanations — on CNN and later to right-wing outlet The Free Press — cited El-Sayed's Israel/Iran stances and ties to Hasan Piker, but she could not identify a specific turning point, drawing sustained skepticism.
  • The switch split reactions along party lines: Republicans celebrated the defection while Democrats, including Mamdani and Dingell, said it energized El-Sayed's base.
  • Another Michigan Democrat, former Rep. Hansen Clarke, also crossed over to back Rogers, deepening the party rift just before Tuesday's vote.

“We can't stand with hate. We can't stand with Hasan Piker”

Haley Stevens, Democratic congresswoman, Michigan · Public remarks, reported by Middle East Eye ↗ · Oct 31

Haley StevensHaley Stevens Outgoing Democratic congresswoman, MichiganAbdul El-SayedAbdul El-Sayed Democratic Senate nominee, MichiganMike Rogers Republican Senate nominee, MichiganZohran MamdaniZohran Mamdani Mayor of New York CityAnderson CooperAnderson Cooper CNN anchorHansen Clarke Former Michigan Democratic congressman

Michigan's Haley Stevens Flips to Endorse Republican Rogers Days Before Election
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    Party reactions splitGOP cheers, Dingell says it backfires

    Republicans rallied around Stevens as a vindication, while Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell argued the endorsement had instead galvanized voters for El-Sayed.

    1. 7 outlets The Purging of Haley Stevens

      first by The Free Press, 5d ago · also Daily Wire, Hindustan Times, The Hill, Fox News, NY Post, Washington Examiner

      9 more headlines
    2. 4 outlets MAGA Cheers Haley Stevens After Split From Michigan Senate Hopeful El-Sayed

      first by Newsweek, 5d ago · also NY Post, New York Post, The Detroit News

      2 more headlines
    2 more claims →

    • 🇺🇸 Haley Stevens just endorsed Republican Mike Rogers 2 days before the election... and her own chief of staff quit on the spot Stevens is the establishment Democrat Abdul El-Sayed beat by under a point in August. After he asked her to stay away from his closing events, she

      @MarioNawfalX5d ago36▲view on X ↗
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    • timberwraith@mastodon.social

      So, it looks like Haley Stevens has a reputation for being a complete flake as well as being an AIPAC toady. Her endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed's opponent is a special demonstration of both attributes. Also, her fiance supports Abdul El-Sayed's GOP opponent. Lots of egg is now spattered all over the establishment Democrats who waved the flag for…

      timberwraith@mastodon.socialMastodon5d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗

    • I didn't say he didn't contribute meaningfully, I'm saying that the notion that Abdul would've lost without his support is dismissive of the work Abdul and his team did.

      ugluk-the-urukr/politics3d agoview on r/politics ↗
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    Stevens denies being pressured into the endorsement

    In a Monday radio interview, Stevens rejected the idea she had been coerced by party figures or donors, insisting the decision was entirely her own.

    “Well, look, this is just a weight off my shoulders, OK?”
    — Haley Stevens, Democratic congresswoman, Michigan · source
    1. 1 outlet Haley Stevens dismisses idea she was forced into endorsing Rogers: ‘I made a decision’

      first by Washington Examiner, 5d ago

    • ianRobinson@mastodon.social

      Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate campaign announced that it received $2.4m in donations on Sunday, the day that Haley Stevens announced she would now pull her support from the Democratic nominee and back Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed’s campaign said the amount is a single-day fundraising record for his Senate bid. His staff also noted that more than…

      ianRobinson@mastodon.socialMastodon5d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Mamdani accuses Stevens of betraying working people

    New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly condemned Stevens, saying she betrayed working-class voters by backing the Republican she had previously urged Democrats to defeat.

    “Working class people's lives are on the ballot on Tuesday—their healthcare, their rent, their bills. Haley Stevens just betrayed them by endorsing the very Republican she said she wanted to run against.”
    — Zohran Mamdani
    1. 4 outlets Debbie Dingell: Haley Stevens' GOP endorsement is "galvanizing" voters behind Abdul El-Sayed

      first by CBS News, 5d ago · also Independent UK, Middle East Eye, WSJ Opinion

      3 more headlines

    • Its good, because its correcting a major issue in 2024. the dems lost michigan, because of isreal. and it didn't help them with young voters anywhere else in the country. alot of jews will still vote for the DEMS becase the GOP is full of literal nazis, and also jews mostly live in reliable blue states. so while there maybe some jews who shift to…

      Corcorans-ghostr/politics6d agoview on r/politics ↗
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    • First time I’ve seen her speak was on CNN last night, and she fully came across as a female Ted Cruz. Wearing a hollow smirk and simply repeating herself over and over no matter the question. If I had voted for her in the primary, I’d be rushing to make it right with a vote for AES tomorrow.

      Upper9019r/politics6d agoview on r/politics ↗

    • And Abdul isn’t even a socialist, so he’s already kinda moderate. He has stated that he supports the current capitalist system, just with more government investment in things like health care.

      Ok_Breakfast4482r/politics6d agoview on r/politics ↗
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  4. background

    El-Sayed tells supporters to 'ignore the noise' — Campaigning Monday in Michigan, El-Sayed urged voters to look past the defection and focus on turnout; his campaign reported a surge in fundraising after Stevens's switch.

  5. background

    Stevens gives fuller account to right-wing Free Press — Interviewed by Olivia Reingold at her fiancé's home at 11pm Sunday, Stevens said she "wasn't being honest with myself" and pointed to El-Sayed's Iran comments and a Rebellion PAC ad tying grocery prices to US support for Israel as decisive factors.

  6. background

    Ex-Rep. Hansen Clarke also crosses over to back Rogers — Hours after Stevens's announcement, former Michigan Rep. Hansen Clarke posted a joint statement with his wife declaring they too were backing Rogers, citing his work "with Democrats to get the job done."

  7. background

    Cooper presses Stevens on CNN, gets no clear answer — In a tense interview, CNN's Anderson Cooper repeatedly asked Stevens what had changed overnight; she cited El-Sayed's "anger" and his ties to streamer Hasan Piker without identifying a specific turning point.

  8. background

    Stevens appears with Rogers, announces reversal — Having told a Democratic ally as late as Saturday night she was sticking with El-Sayed, Stevens appeared alongside Republican Mike Rogers at a Detroit church on Sunday and announced her endorsement of him.

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  1. 5 outlets Why Haley Stevens backing Mike Rogers is a painful lesson for El-Sayed: ‘Hurt people, hurt people’

    first by NY Post, 5d ago · also Hindustan Times, Anadolu Agency, The Hill, New York Post

    3 more headlines
  2. 4 outlets Michigan Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens: Why I'm Endorsing Republican Mike Rogers for Senate

    first by Newsbusters, 5d ago · also PoliticusUSA, Daily Caller, Washington Examiner

    3 more headlines
  3. 3 outlets Haley Stevens’s Mike Rogers endorsement stuns black voters in Michigan

    first by Washington Examiner, 5d ago · also The Dispatch, Snopes

    2 more headlines
  4. 3 outlets ‘He would wind her up’: Democratic anger at Haley Stevens' fiancé boils over after her endorsement reversal

    first by KRDO, 5d ago · also The Nation, CNN

    1 more headline
  5. 2 outlets What to know about Michigan Senate race after Stevens' surprise endorsement of Rogers over El-Sayed

    first by CBS News, 5d ago · also Bloomberg Politics

    1 more headline
  6. 2 outlets Haley Stevens Rocks Unfortunate Hat to Vote for Mike Rogers

    first by New Republic, 4d ago · also ZeroHedge

    1 more headline
  7. 2 outlets Haley Stevens says decision to withdraw support for El-Sayed ‘was not made for me by anyone else’

    first by New York Post, 4d ago · also NY Post

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