Live updates: Stevens backs Rogers in Michigan; Trump campaigns in Kansas, Iowa
The last-minute endorsement from Haley Stevens is the kind of story that makes you check the calendar twice. A sitting Democratic congresswoman backing a Republican in a Senate race is rare, and it's clearly personal. Stevens lost to Abdul El-Sayed in the primary, and whatever bad blood exists between them is now spilling into the general election in a very public way. I'd want to know exactly what happened at that unity rally that never was, because the fact she skipped it to back Rogers suggests this is less about policy and more about settling a score.
That said, this could matter more for the narrative than the actual vote count. Stevens has her own district and a base of supporters, but how many of them will follow her across party lines? Probably not many. Still, in a race this tight, even a small shift could tip things. For Democrats, it's an embarrassment that might energize El-Sayed's backers, who now have a clear villain to rally against. For Republicans, it's a gift they'll use to argue even Democrats think their candidate is the better choice. I'm curious whether this moves any undecided voters or just hardens the ones already dug in.