Democratic anger at Jason Turkish, Haley Stevens’ fiancé, boils over after her endorsement reversal

Late last fall, Haley Stevens decided to get off social media. The Michigan congresswoman told staffers working on her Democratic Senate campaign to send her important news — but she didn’t need to be distracted by mean-spirited comments about her appearance or mannerisms. But Jason Turkish, a lawyer and donor who staffers at the time thought was an overly involved friend, didn’t get the message. According to three people who worked on her campaign, Turkish — who became Stevens’ fiancé this spring — frequently sent Stevens comments about her that he’d found on social media. Posts mocking her looks, her speaking cadence, her positions on issues, including her support for Israel — all of it ended up in Stevens’ text messages, those people said. “He would wind her up, and then we’d have to wind her down,” one top campaign aide said.