Michigan Senate Shock: Democrat Haley Stevens Endorses Republican Mike Rogers
The surprising cross‑party endorsement at a local church has rattled the race, prompting criticism from fellow Democrats and concern among voters.
For many voters, the outgoing Rep. Haley Stevens’ shocking endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers has turned the Michigan Senate race upside down, a move that caught almost everyone by surprise.
The endorsement was on display at Perfecting Church in Warren, Michigan, where Michael Howard was sitting in church Sunday when his phone began blowing up.
Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell called the decision a painful lesson for fellow Democrat Abdul El‑Sayed, noting ‘Hurt people, hurt people’.
Original reporting
Washington Examiner
Haley Stevens’s Mike Rogers endorsement stuns black voters in Michigan
WARREN, Michigan — Michael Howard was sitting in church Sunday when his phone began blowing up. The Warren resident initially thought little of the news that Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) had appeared at a church event with Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers. Perfecting Church, he figured, was a large congregation that routinely hosted politicians. Then […]
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Why Haley Stevens backing Mike Rogers is a painful lesson for El-Sayed: ‘Hurt people, hurt people’
Outgoing Rep. Haley Stevens roiled the critical Michigan Senate race with her shocking endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers, in a move that caught almost everyone by surprise.
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Rep. Debbie Dingell says Stevens' endorsement of Rogers has galvanized voters for El-Sayed
Rep. Debbie Dingell joins "The Takeout" to discuss Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens stunning decision to endorse Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Haley Stevens is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan.
- Mike Rogers is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
- Michael Howard is a resident of Warren, Michigan.
- Warren, Michigan is a city in Michigan.
- Haley Stevens appeared at a church event with Mike Rogers.
- The church event was at Perfecting Church.
- WARREN, Michigan — Michael Howard was sitting in church Sunday when his phone began blowing up.
- Haley Stevens endorsed Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race.
- Rep. Debbie Dingell joins "The Takeout" to discuss Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens stunning decision to endorse Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.
- Debbie Dingell is a Democratic U.S. Representative.
- Abdul El-Sayed is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
- Outgoing Rep. Haley Stevens roiled the critical Michigan Senate race with her shocking endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers, in a move that caught almost everyone by surprise.
- Michael Howard was sitting in church on Sunday when his phone began blowing up.
- Why Haley Stevens backing Mike Rogers is a painful lesson for El-Sayed: ‘Hurt people, hurt people’
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