Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens shocked the political world on Sunday by officially endorsing Republican Mike Rogers over Muslim Socialist Abdul-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race. Stevens posted the endorsement on X after appearing with Rogers at a black church in Detroit earlier in the day.
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“Hey Michigan, as you may have seen, our Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Abdul, said that I am no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should leave, and he is right. That is why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate today. I am not affiliated with Abdul’s campaign. I do not support Hassan Pike, who is being trafficked on our college campuses.
stevens join in According to Breitbart News , Rogers was at Perfection Church in Detroit on Sunday morning, and the two arrived separately but shared a warm embrace before the service.
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R) and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) attend a Perfection Church service on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
The relationship between Stevens and El-Sayed deteriorated rapidly in the days leading up to Sunday, as she endorsed his campaign after a heated primary.
El-Sayed’s campaign reportedly told Stevens to stay away from the remainder of his campaign, new york times and Politico Stevens reportedly called on the diminutive Democrat deny Anti-Israel ads. Earlier this week, Stevens’ Jewish fiancé said he would vote for Rogers.
Still, Stevens is scheduled to appear at an event as late as Friday with Democratic Reps. Jim Clyburn and El-Sayed of South Carolina. After El-Sayed told Stevens to stay away, one of Clyburn’s advisers said succinctly, “This is not Abdul’s activity,” Breitbart News report.
Stevens reiterated that she remains a proud Democrat who believes in the things she ran for and voted for, saying she wanted to “claim who we are as Michiganders.”
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