Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the US Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers after Democratic tensions boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill.
Stevens endorsed Rogers after attending a Detroit church service with him. The remarkable show of support for the US President Donald Trump-backed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary.
Stevens is a staunch supporter of Israel and had been critical of El-Sayed’s comments surrounding the Jewish state. But she had recently reaffirmed that she would vote for the former public health official, who would be the country’s first Muslim senator if elected Tuesday.
After the church service north of Detroit, where Stevens and fiancé Jason Turkish worshiped with Rogers and his wife, Kristi, the congresswoman told reporters: “I’m not turning my back on Democrats. It is this one vote.”
She can't stand his overt anti-Semitism. naturally Chuck Schumer has already condemned her and reiterated his support for the great Jew hater because who cares if he hates us. We need him in the fight against Trump!
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