Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan Senate

Democratic Rep.

Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race on Sunday — a stunning break with her party that derails Democrats’ attempts to create a united front for Abdul El-Sayed.Stevens’ seismic step across party lines comes just days after she insisted she was still going to support El-Sayed despite their escalating public feud.Tensions crescendoed through the weekend as Stevens attempted to condition a Sunday joint appearance with El-Sayed and Rep.

Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) on El-Sayed’s rejection of an ad from one of his allies that was critical of Israel.

El-Sayed’s team then asked Stevens to stay away from his events, as POLITICO first reported.“Abdul said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away.

And he’s right,” Stevens said in avideo posted to social media on Sunday after she appeared at a Detroit church alongside Rogers.“And that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today,” she said.

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