Summary
Rep. Haley Stevens appeared with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers at a Detroit church and tweeted an endorsement of him, two days before his election contest against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. Stevens had endorsed El-Sayed after losing to him in the Democratic primary, and their dispute over campaign messages about Israel has resurfaced during the final days of the race.
Key Facts
- Stevens praised Rogers' support for Black-owned businesses at Perfecting Church in Detroit.
- Stevens' appearance with Rogers was arranged at the last minute after the two spoke that morning, according to a person familiar with the plans.
- Stevens had planned to attend a church service with El-Sayed and Rep. Jim Clyburn, but those plans fell apart.
- Rep. Debbie Dingell said she asked Stevens not to attend because the dispute had become distracting.
- Stevens narrowly lost the August Democratic primary to El-Sayed and endorsed him afterward.
- Stevens' fiancé, Jason Turkish, said last week that he would vote for Rogers, citing concerns about El-Sayed's rhetoric on Israel.
- Stevens asked El-Sayed to condemn an outside group's ad linking U.S. support for Israel to higher grocery prices and to remove an ad featuring Tucker Carlson.
- El-Sayed rejected the outside ad's contents on Saturday, and Stevens welcomed his remarks.
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