{
  "id": 17709256,
  "title": "Democrats Turn on Haley Stevens After Mike Rogers Endorsement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/democrats-turn-on-haley-stevens-after-mike-rogers-endorsement",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:01:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/haley-stevens-democratic-backlash-mike-rogers-endorsement-12647556"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Democratic Representative Haley Stevens faced intense criticism from senior party figures and her own staff after endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the endorsement a \"despicable betrayal,\" while Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel Jr. declared Stevens was no longer a member of the party. Many of Stevens' staff members, including her chief of staff, resigned in protest. Stevens endorsed Rogers two days before Election Day at a Detroit church, following her loss in the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed had previously made clear that he was no longer welcome in his campaign, and Stevens said she was doing so to support El-Sayed. Schumer, who had previously supported Stevens in the primary, strongly condemned her decision, reaffirming his support for El-Sayed. Senate Majority PAC, a super PAC aligned with Schumer, has committed or spent over $43 million on ads in the Michigan race. Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and other Democrats rallied behind El-Sayed, emphasizing the importance of the election in preventing Trump and his enablers like Rogers from taking control of the Senate. Stevens defended her endorsement as a personal choice, stating that she still loves the party and will continue to support Democratic candidates up and down the ballot.",
  "summary": "Democrats are turning on Stevens after she crossed party lines to endorse Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race.",
  "key_points": [
    "Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers",
    "Schumer calls endorsement a \"despicable betrayal\"",
    "Stevens resigns staff in protest, defends endorsement as personal choice"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Stevens' decision to support a Republican opponent fractures party unity and triggers immediate internal discipline, signaling that high-level leadership will prioritize electoral control over individual legislative autonomy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Haley Stevens Pulls Plug on Presser While Heckled as ‘Traitor’ for Endorsing Mike Rogers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/haley-stevens-pulls-plug-on-presser-while-heckled-as-traitor-for",
        "published": "2026-11-01T19:05:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mother Jones",
        "title": "Here Are Some Things Haley Stevens Said About Mike Rogers Before Endorsing Him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/here-are-some-things-haley-stevens-said-about-mike-rogers-before",
        "published": "2026-11-01T19:27:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}