Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens Endorses Abdul El-Sayed's GOP Opponent in Tight Senate Faceoff
7 sourcesUpdated Nov 1, 20261 min read
Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat on Nov. 1, 2026, two days before Election Day. She posted a video on X after attending Perfecting Church in Detroit with Rogers. Stevens lost the Aug. 4 Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed for the seat vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters. El-Sayed's campaign had asked her not to attend his events after she criticized an outside ad. Stevens called a Rebellion PAC ad linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices antisemitic. El-Sayed said the ad was not his and he disagreed with it. Uygur is Hasan Piker's uncle. Stevens said Abdul told her to stay away and that she does not stand with Hasan Piker or hate; she was booed off stage standing with her party. Rogers said you can't solve hate with hate and we have gone too far. Turkish said she remains on Team Dem. German and other Stevens staff resigned. Hertel said she is no longer a Michigan Democratic Party member. Rollins criticized her. El-Sayed told reporters he was focused on voters, not Stevens. Schumer supported El-Sayed. Trump praised Stevens. Election Day is Tuesday.
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The timing of her endorsement might tip enough independents toward Rogers in such a close contest.
El-Sayed must hold views that Stevens finds unacceptable if she crossed over this late in the race.
Stevens should have stayed neutral instead of boosting Rogers against her own party's nominee.
