Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens stands by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers for Senate
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries calls her choice a "terrible decision" and says next steps will be discussed when Congress returns Nov. 9.
Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the U.S. on Sunday, Nov. 1, over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her in the August primary. In a post on X, she called it "a decision of conscience." She said she felt "shut out" by El-Sayed's campaign, objected to an ad featuring Tucker Carlson and to his campaigning with podcaster Hasan Piker, and said she was told she was no longer welcome at his events.
Asked by NewsNation on Election Day whether the backlash was worth it, she said "absolutely." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said she made a "terrible decision" and that "appropriate next steps" would be discussed when returns Nov. 9. The Daily Beast reports, citing NBC News, that some House Democrats are talking about expelling her from the caucus.
Stevens did not seek another House term and leaves office in January. Fox News reports that El-Sayed's campaign said it raised $2.4 million on Sunday. Fox's final power ranking rated the Michigan Senate race a .
- $2.4 million raised Sunday, as reported by El-Sayed's campaign — Fox News
Three sides of the story
Liberal6 outlets
Democratic backlash and possible punishment for Stevens
The Daily Beast says Seth Meyers "humiliated" Stevens over her CNN interview with Anderson Cooper. It quotes Meyers saying Democrats are aghast that she is joining Trump in backing "one of the most nakedly racist campaigns in modern American history."
A second Daily Beast piece calls her decision "disastrous" and reports that House Democrats are weighing punishment. It cites a House Democrat who told NBC News "there are definitely members talking about" expelling her. It quotes Jeffries saying she "blindsided everyone" and gives former Rep. Jamaal Bowman's view that staying in the caucus and being shamed by colleagues could be a more humiliating punishment than expulsion.
It also reproduces Stevens's line that hers was "a decision of conscience." NBC News's video list carries a segment titled "Will Haley Stevens' Support of Mike Rogers Impact Michigan Race?" and another headlined "Defeated Democratic Senate Candidate Backs 's Mike Rogers."
Center2 outlets
Stevens's no-regrets stance on Election Day
The Hill's Election Day preview asks how fallout from Stevens's endorsement of former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers will affect the Michigan Senate race. The Hill reports Stevens has "no regrets" and told NewsNation, as she headed to vote in Birmingham, Mich., with her mother, that the endorsement was "absolutely" worth the backlash. NewsNation's exclusive says she would not directly comment on the El-Sayed fallout.
Conservative9 outlets
Stevens's reasons and the GOP's hope for gains
Fox News leads with Republicans' hope that the endorsement will help Rogers with Black and Jewish voters. It quotes community leaders at a Michigan GOP event, notes the speakers were handpicked, and reports Democrats' argument that the episode could strengthen El-Sayed's support. It adds that Fox's final ranking rates the race a toss-up.
The Daily Wire quotes Rogers saying the endorsement gave voters "permission" to back him, and it describes El-Sayed as a "radical" candidate. The Epoch Times reports Stevens defending her choice, quotes her X post at length, and says El-Sayed's campaign did not immediately respond. Townhall's writer says, "This writer has to commend Haley Stevens," and reproduces long passages of her post.
They include her words on suggestions that her fiancé or others made the decision for her: "sexism dressed up as political analysis."
- Fox News: 'Big difference': Dem's last-minute endorsement gives GOP new hope in crucial Senate battle
- The Daily Wire: Mike Rogers Tells Daily Wire How Haley Stevens’ Endorsement Has Changed The Game
- The Epoch Times: Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens Defends Decision to Endorse GOP’s Mike Rogers
- Townhall: Haley Stevens Goes Scorched Earth in Article Explaining Rogers Endorsement
Which side made the stronger case?
All sources: 23 articles from 17 outlets
Liberal (9)
- NBC News: Will Haley Stevens' Support of Mike Rogers Impact Michigan Race?
- Slate: What Is Haley Stevens Doing?
- The Daily Beast: Dem Loser’s Fiancé Makes Panicked Late-Night Phone Call
- The Daily Beast: Jon Stewart Annihilates Dem Loser’s Car Crash Betrayal
- The Daily Beast: Trump Nemesis Shames Dem Loser Over Epic Public Meltdown
- The Daily Beast: House Democrats Weigh Punishing Haley Stevens Over GOP Endorsement
- The Independent (US): Democrats are talking about expelling Haley Stevens after her surprise Republican endorsement
- The New Republic: Haley Stevens Rocks Unfortunate Hat to Vote for Mike Rogers
- Yahoo News: An unlikely player in the Michigan Senate race: Haley Stevens's fiancé
Center (3)
- NewsNation: Exclusive: Haley Stevens won't directly comment on El-Sayed fallout
- The Hill: Election Day prognosis: Will Dems win the House and Senate? What's happening in Florida?
- The Hill: Haley Stevens: Rogers endorsement ‘absolutely’ worth it despite backlash
Conservative (11)
- Breitbart News: Jon Stewart Rages at Haley Stevens for Endorsing ’Nightmare’ Mike Rogers over El-Sayed
- Fox News: 'Big difference': Dem's last-minute endorsement gives GOP new hope in crucial Senate battle
- New York Post: Dem pariah Haley Stevens debuts ridiculous new look on Election Day after Rogers endorsement: ‘Totally off her rocker’
- RedState: Democrats Come After Haley Stevens, and She Hits Them Where It Hurts
- The Daily Wire: Mike Rogers Tells Daily Wire How Haley Stevens’ Endorsement Has Changed The Game
- The Dispatch: Country Over Party?
- The Epoch Times: Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens Defends Decision to Endorse GOP’s Mike Rogers
- The Washington Times: Democrat Haley Stevens endorsement switch based on El-Sayed's anti-Israel, anti-Black rhetoric
- Townhall: Michigan Voters Show Why Democrats Lost Their Minds Over Haley Stevens' Endorsement of Rogers
- Townhall: Haley Stevens Goes Scorched Earth in Article Explaining Rogers Endorsement
- Townhall: Hayley Stevens Isn't Shaken by Loud Mouth Leftists Upset Over Her Mike Rogers Endorsement
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