Crossfiled16 outlets · filed 31 October 2026
Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s Republican rival Mike Rogers
Endorsement was met with backlash from the party, condemning Stevens for her ‘betrayal’ Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed his Republican rival, Mike Rogers, in an extraordinary rebuke of her party’s nominee on the eve of the midt
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Most outlets frame this as Haley Stevens breaking with Democrats to endorse Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, with several noting the move came amid a bitter split with Abdul El-Sayed. Politico, NBC, NPR, CBS, BBC, Axios, CNBC and ABC all center the endorsement itself, while Fox News and The Independent foreground the Detroit church appearance, and The Hill, CNN and Al Jazeera focus more on reactions to it. The Guardian is the main outlet to emphasize the earlier request that Stevens stay away from El-Sayed campaign events, and the New York Times uniquely frames the story as an internal meltdown.
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