Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign disinvites Haley Stevens from events to limit ‘distractions’
Summary
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed asked Rep. Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events, citing concerns about distractions. Their dispute has raised concerns among Democrats about party unity in a close race against Republican Mike Rogers.Key Facts
- El-Sayed defeated Stevens in the Democratic primary in August.
- Stevens endorsed El-Sayed after the primary and had planned to campaign with him at a Detroit church service on Sunday.
- El-Sayed asked Stevens not to attend his campaign events.
- Stevens had criticized El-Sayed publicly and called on him to condemn an outside group’s ad about prices and U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.
- El-Sayed said Stevens was reopening a primary contest that had ended three months earlier.
- Stevens’s fiancé, Jason Turkish, has campaigned for Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
- Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow said Democrats should focus on the stakes of the race and voters’ concerns about prices.
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