Haley Stevens endorses GOP’s Mike Rogers in Michigan as Democrats fume
Haley Stevens just handed her party a headache two days before the election. Endorsing a Republican after losing a primary to Abdul El-Sayed is the kind of move that makes sense only if you know the backstory, and the backstory here is a summer of bitter fighting.
I don't know what Stevens's relationship with El-Sayed was like, but endorsing Rogers suggests the feud runs deep. Democrats were already feuding for days, according to the report, and this makes it worse. It matters because Michigan's Senate race could help decide control of the chamber, and a Democratic congresswoman publicly backing the GOP nominee gives Republicans a ready-made attack line and gives Democratic voters a reason to stay home.
I'd want to know whether Stevens plans to actively campaign for Rogers or just issued a statement. I'd also wonder whether she's thinking about her own political future, maybe a different seat or a primary challenge down the road. But whatever her reasons, the timing is brutal. This is a story about party unity and personal grudges, and it shows how one primary can leave scars that don't heal by Election Day.