Democratic Rep Haley Stevens Flips Endorsement to GOP Senator Just Days Before Election
The sudden switch to Republican Mike Rogers over fellow Democrat Abdul El‑Sayed draws criticism and claims of sexism, while Jon Stewart probes the timing on The Daily Show.
Haley Stevens, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan, switched her endorsement to Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El‑Sayed two days before Election Day on Tuesday.
When speculation arose that her fiancé, Jason Turkish, influenced the endorsement, Stevens rejected the idea, labeling the accusations as "sexism."
Jon Stewart of The Daily Show criticized the endorsement, spending much of the segment trying to trace how Stevens' change of heart could have happened, on the night before Election Day.
Original reporting
Washington Examiner
Stevens rejects claims her fiance influenced Rogers endorsement as ‘sexism’
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) rejected claims that her fiance, Jason Turkish, played a role in her last-minute decision to endorse Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers, calling the speculation sexist. Stevens, who flipped her endorsement to Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed two days before the midterm elections and left fellow Democrats gobsmacked, addressed […]
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Jon Stewart Slams Haley Stevens’ Mike Rogers Endorsement Ahead of Election Day
On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart took aim at Michigan congresswoman Haley Stevens and her 11th-hour switch to endorse Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Election Day on Tuesday. Stewart spent much of the segment trying to trace how Stevens’ change of heart could have happened, given that […]
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Haley Stevens is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan.
- Jason Turkish is Haley Stevens' fiance.
- Mike Rogers is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
- Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
- Haley Stevens switched her endorsement to Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed two days before the midterm elections.
- Haley Stevens rejected claims that her fiance, Jason Turkish, played a role in her endorsement of Mike Rogers, calling the speculation "sexism," according to the Washington Examiner.
- Jon Stewart criticized Haley Stevens' endorsement of Mike Rogers on Monday night's episode of "The Daily Show."
- Election Day was on Tuesday.
- Jon Stewart spent much of the segment trying to trace how Stevens' change of heart could have happened, per Variety.
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