Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers after clash with Abdul El-Sayed
Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic US Senate nomination for Michigan to Abdul El-Sayed , on Sunday broke with her party and endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers. Ms Stevens announced her endorsement in a video posted on social media after making a surprise appearance next to Mr Rogers at a church in Detroit. “As you may have seen, our Democratic nominee for US Senate, Abdul, said…
Haley Stevens, a Democrat who lost the US Senate nomination in Michigan to Abdul El-Sayed, has endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers. Stevens made this announcement in a video posted on social media after a surprise appearance with Rogers at a church in Detroit. She cited El-Sayed's refusal to denounce a recent advertisement that blamed rising prices on American military support for Israel as the reason for her endorsement of Rogers.
The advertisement was deemed anti-Semitic by Jewish-American groups. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate backed by Bernie Sanders, has been a vocal critic of Israel and supports ending US military aid to the country. Stevens, an establishment Democrat who supports Israel, stated she would continue to be a "very proud Democrat" but disagreed with El-Sayed's campaign values.
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