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November 2, 2026

CBS News reports that "But from what I can see, all over the state, people are standing up. They're going to stand with Abdul, take on somebody who will be nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Trump administration. That's Mike Rogers."

The Guardian reports that Stevens’ decision sparked fierce backlash from members of the party, while Donald Trump praised the sudden switch. The last straw for Representative Haley Stevens came October 31 afternoon, The New York Times and NYT report. Jewish Democrat leaders were among the voices attacking Stevens, who ran against El-Sayed in the Democratic primary for the seat, following her announcement, Jerusalem Post reports.

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CBS News reports that "But from what I can see, all over the state, people are standing up. They're going to stand with Abdul, take on somebody who will be nothing more than a rubber stamp for the Trump administration. That's Mike Rogers." AP News reports that "But from what I can see, all over the state, people are standing up, they're gonna stand with Abdul." Stevens endorsed Rogers after attending a Detroit church service with him, ABC News reports. The remarkable show of support for the President Donald Trump-backed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary, ABC News reports. Judge tosses lawsuit seeking to delay certification of Alaska Senate race, CBS News reports.

The Guardian reports that Stevens’ decision sparked fierce backlash from members of the party, while Donald Trump praised the sudden switch. The last straw for Representative Haley Stevens came October 31 afternoon, The New York Times and NYT report. Jewish Democrat leaders were among the voices attacking Stevens, who ran against El-Sayed in the Democratic primary for the seat, following her announcement, Jerusalem Post reports. President Donald Trump, on his social network Truth Social, celebrated Stevens' endorsement as “bravery.”The endorsement capped a whirlwind week for Stevens, whose Jewish fiancé, Democratic megadonor Jason Turkish, announced days earlier he would also be supporting Rogers, Jerusalem Post reports. Until November 1, Stevens had publicly claimed to be in El-Sayed's camp and had been scheduled to attend a get-out-the-vote Detroit church event Sunday with him and Black Democratic leaders.El-Sayed refuses to condemn ad blaming Israel for grocery prices sparking conflictBut on Friday, she publicly urged El-Sayed to repudiate an outside PAC ad that had blamed Israel for the rising price of groceries as a condition of appearing with his campaign, Jerusalem Post reports. Jerusalem Post reports that when El-Sayed refused, instead calling out the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC's spending heavily in favor of Stevens in the primary, cracks between their camps spilled out into the open.By Sunday, it was an earlier antisemitism-related grievance Stevens referenced in rescinding her endorsement of the Democratic candidate. According to Jerusalem Post, Stevens, who represents a heavily Jewish district in suburban Detroit, told The New York Times this weekend that she was considering converting to Judaism for their wedding.El-Sayed, in his own press conference Sunday, dismissed Stevens' move and preemptively warned reporters not to ask him about it. Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens’ shocking last-minute endorsement of Mike Rogers, a Republican Senate candidate, has sparked fierce backlash from members of her party, The Guardian reports. She was on the cusp of appearing at a unity event with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated her in a summer primary and became Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, The New York Times and NYT report. Several powerful intermediaries had been trying to broker peace between the former rivals, who were sparring over Dr. El-Sayed’s strong criticisms of Israel, The New York Times reports. According to New York Post, University of Michigan police were responding to an unpermitted event on campus just before 5 p.m. when one of their officers witnessed the attack, the department told the Daily Mail. Adrienne Bronaugh, 70, attended the service with Rogers and Stevens but had already voted for El-Sayed, The Straits Times reports. According to The Guardian, Stevens had said she would appear at a campaign event if he denounced the advertisement, El-Sayed’s campaign disinvited her. According to NBC News, Stevens had said she expected El-Sayed to condemn an ad from an outside group that she said was antisemitic. El-Sayed responded by accusing Stevens of being “intent on relitigating a primary that ended three months ago.” According to CBS News, Sanders said, "That level of racism, overt absolute racism, is frankly disgusting and should appall every decent American". Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic US Senate nomination for Michigan to Abdul El-Sayed, on November 1 broke with her party and endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, The National reports. According to The Guardian, Mamdani said, “Haley Stevens just betrayed them by endorsing the very Republican she said she wanted to run against”. According to CBS News, Sanders said, "The fact of the matter is that Abdul is running an extraordinary campaign, and I think what you're going to see is a good victory in Michigan for him".

The New York Times and NYT agree that “None of this matters,” he told reporters after attending the church service where he and Ms. Stevens were once scheduled to appear together. According to The New York Times, “I’m disappointed, but I understand,” said Mr. Clyburn, referring to Ms. Stevens’s decision. According to Jerusalem Post, “At the end of the day I actually don't think about Haley Stevens,” he said.He did, however, push back on the idea that a Rogers endorsement was standing against hate.“If you are somebody who believes that we should stand up to hate, and you have watched this last campaign, I think we probably would not want to support Mike Rogers and Donald Trump and JD Vance,” he said. According to ABC News, “At the end of the day I actually don’t think about Haley Stevens," he said, adding later: “None of this matters."

According to CBC News, Hertel said, "We reject the attempts by Stevens and bad-faith actors to divide our party and undermine our momentum".

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According to The New York Times, “I’m disappointed, but I understand,” said Mr. Clyburn, referring to Ms. Stevens’s decision. According to Jerusalem Post, “At the end of the day I actually don't think about Haley Stevens,” he said.He did, however, push back on the idea that a Rogers endorsement was standing against hate.“If you are somebody who believes that we should stand up to hate, and you have watched this last campaign, I think we probably would not want to support Mike Rogers and Donald Trump and JD Vance,” he said. According to ABC News, “At the end of the day I actually don’t think about Haley Stevens," he said, adding later: “None of this matters."

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