# US midterms: Democrats rally behind El-Sayed and condemn Stevens endorsement

https://mins.news/en/item/125181

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-02 09:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/2/us-midterms-1-day-to-go-democrats-rally-around-el-sayed-amid-attacks?traffic_source=rss

> On the eve of the US midterms, Democrats criticised Representative Haley Stevens for backing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers instead of her party’s nominee, Abdul El-Sayed. Democratic leaders rallied behind El-Sayed, who has faced Islamophobic attacks during the campaign.

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