# Democrat Haley Stevens backs Abdul El-Sayed’s Republican rival Mike Rogers

https://mins.news/en/item/124593

- The Guardian, 2026-11-01 17:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-michigan-senate

> After losing Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, Congresswoman Haley Stevens endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, in a striking rebuke of her party’s nominee. She announced her support in a video on X after appearing with Rogers at an event in Detroit. The rift intensified after Stevens sought El-Sayed’s condemnation of an ad criticizing US support for Israel; his campaign later disinvited her from events.

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