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On Sunday afternoon, US Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost the Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in August, retracted her endorsement of her fellow Michigan Democrat and announced that she is now supporting his opponent, Republican candidate Mike Rogers.
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she → lose → opponent
“I don’t belong in Abdul’s campaign,” Stevens said in the social media video.
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Stevens → belong → video
“I do not stand with Hasan Piker.”
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I → stand → Piker
El-Sayed has been repeatedly criticized by both parties for his association with Piker, a political commentator and online live-streamer, and his past remarks on Israel—remarks which the Democratic candidate had already distanced himself from over the summer.
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candidate → criticize → summer
“Who we are as Michiganders is not hate,” she said.
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she → say → Michiganders
Stevens, whose move to endorse Rogers just days before the midterms is very unusual, appeared with Rogers at Perfecting Church, a prominent Black church in Detroit, which advertised its Sunday morning service as “Family and Friends Day.”
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which → endorse → Day
“Abdul made very clear that I was not welcome in his campaign,” Stevens told reporters Sunday, saying it was a “personal and private decision” to vote for Rogers.
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it → make → Rogers
Rogers told reporters he was “honored” to receive Stevens’ support.
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he → tell → support
“This is the conscience of the Senate right now and our Michigan moment,” Stevens continued in the video.
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Stevens → continue → video
“I’m just letting you know where I am.
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I → let → ?
I’m still a very proud Democrat.”
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I → ’m → ?
Michigan’s Democratic leaders condemned Stevens’ decision in a tight race which could determine control of the US Senate next year.
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which → condemn → Senate
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel said in a statement that it “shows that she has abandoned everything she claims to care about.”
“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 continued.
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Hertel → say → us
Stevens had endorsed El-Sayed days after he bested Stevens in the August primary, but the pair had not campaigned together.
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pair → endorse → primary
They were set to campaign together Sunday at another church with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), but as my colleague Sophie Hurwitz wrote on Saturday, Stevens released a statement Friday demanding that El-Sayed publicly denounce an ad connecting high grocery prices in the US to the aid given to Israel from a group unaffiliated with his campaign and, as well as the candidate’s own remarks on Israel, as a requirement for her to appear at the Sunday event.
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her → set → event
The primary between Stevens and El-Sayed became the most expensive in Democratic Party history, with by far the biggest spender for Stevens being the United Democracy Project, a super PAC backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee that works to elect pro-Israel candidates.
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that → become → candidates
El-Sayed responded on Friday with his own statement, saying that Stevens “seems intent on relitigating a primary that ended three months ago.”
Stevens’ decision seems to be sudden.
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decision → respond → primary
On Sunday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said on MSNOW’s Meet the Press that he spoke personally with Stevens on Saturday night and she said she would vote for El-Sayed and all other Democrats.
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she → say → Sayed
Stevens has made similar statements in support of El-Sayed recently.
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Stevens → make → Sayed
Since Stevens’ endorsement of Rogers, around 15 of her staff members have resigned, including her chief of staff, according to the Detroit News.
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15 → resign → News
Justin German, her now-former chief of staff, said in a statement said that they are “shocked and heartbroken by Congresswoman Stevens’ decision to support Mike Rogers.”
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they → say → Rogers
Rogers is endorsed by President Donald Trump and has, along with other opponents, repeatedly launched Islamophobic rhetoric against El-Sayed.
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Rogers → endorse → Sayed
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