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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Politics
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Michigan Democratic primary loser spurns party candidate to back Republican for Senate
Haley Stevens stuns own party by endorsing Mike Rogers instead of Abdul El-Sayed
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers after Democratic tensions boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill.
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that → spurn → Hill
Stevens endorsed Rogers after attending a Detroit church service with him.
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Stevens → endorse → him
The remarkable show of support for the President Donald Trump-backed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary.
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who → back → primary
"Our Democratic nominee for Senate said I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away," Stevens said in a video announcing the endorsement, which led her top aide to quit.
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which → say → aide
And that's why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today."
Tensions between the two Democrats have festered since the primary.
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Tensions → endorse → primary
He has also been criticized by some in the community for past remarks regarding a Michigan synagogue attack and for appearances with controversial streamer Hasan Piker.
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He → criticize → Piker
Democrats had hoped that Sunday would be a show of unity.
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Sunday → hop → unity
Instead, Stevens swayed to gospel music alongside Rogers in the pews at Perfecting Church, while El-Sayed was a few miles away at a different house of worship campaigning alongside prominent Democrats, including South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn.
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Sayed → sway → Clyburn
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks with reporters at a church in Detroit on Sunday.
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Sayed → speak → Sunday
The Associated Press attended both services as the dramatic split-screen unfolded.
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screen → attend → services
The latest and late-stage infighting comes as Democrats look to drive turnout among Black and Jewish voters in key strongholds.
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Democrats → come → strongholds
El-Sayed, a former Michigan public health official, is in a tight race with Rogers, an ex-congressman, for the seat held by Democrat Gary Peters, who is retiring.
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who → hold → Peters
Keeping Michigan in Democratic hands is vital to the party's effort to win a majority for the final two years of Trump's second term.
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Keeping → keep → term
Democrats 'abandoned'
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Democrats → abandon → ?
Plans for Stevens to join El-Sayed and Clyburn unravelled after a dispute over Israel and an outside group's campaign advertisement escalated into a public exchange of criticism between the rivals.
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dispute → join → rivals
After the church service north of Detroit, where Stevens and fiance Jason Turkish worshipped with Rogers and his wife, Kristi, the congresswoman told reporters, "I'm not turning my back on Democrats.
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I → worship → Democrats
Rogers, standing beside her, said he was "honoured" by her support.
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he → stand → support
The state party chair, Curtis Hertel, said Stevens' endorsement "shows that she has abandoned everything she claims to care about.
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she → say → everything
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"We reject the attempts by Stevens and bad-faith actors to divide our party and undermine our momentum, and will not allow these eleventh-hour distractions deter us," Hertel wrote.
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Hertel → reject → us
Among the Democrats who joined El-Sayed at church were U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan, U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out of the Senate primary before voting began.
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voting → join → primary
El-Sayed spoke for nearly 10 minutes at the service.
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Sayed → speak → service
He did not address the latest controversy.
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He → address → controversy
"It's in churches like this, in pews like the ones in which you sit, that the foundation of my life was built," El-Sayed said.
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Sayed → sit → life
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