Democrat endorses Republican candidate in key Michigan Senate race as party spat erupts
Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race, citing disagreements with her party's nominee, Abdul El-Sayed. The move highlights a deepening ideological rift within the Democratic party in Michigan.
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Cross-party endorsements in high-stakes elections can significantly influence voter behavior and reflect internal party polarization.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Haley Stevens, a sitting Democratic congresswoman, appeared alongside the Republican Senate candidate on Sunday
A Democrat in Michigan has endorsed the Republican candidate in the state's crucial US Senate contest, as a spat with her own party's candidate Abdul El-Sayed escalated just days before the vote.
Haley Stevens, a sitting congresswoman who lost out on the Democratic Senate nomination to El-Sayed, made a surprise appearance alongside the Republican candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday.
"I don't belong in Abdul's campaign," she said in a video posted to X shortly after that appearance. "Who we are as Michiganders is not hate and is not what we are getting out from our Democratic nominee right now."
"That's why I am endorsing Mike Rogers," Stevens said.
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