# Haley Stevens backs Republican amid Democratic divisions in Michigan Senate race

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/haley-stevens-calls-for-healing-in-nearly-900-word-screed-that-slams-fellow-democrats-and-denies-fiance-drove-decision-to-back-republican/
- Published: 2026-11-03T04:32:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T04:47:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16260703/Haley-Stevens-calls-healing.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- Haley Stevens backed Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan’s Senate seat.
- She accused Democrats of intolerance and excluding her from El-Sayed’s campaign.
- Stevens said her fiancé did not influence her decision.

## Summary

Haley Stevens, a Democratic congresswoman from Michigan, has defended her decision to withdraw her endorsement of her party’s Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, and back Republican Mike Rogers. In a statement calling for “healing”, she accused fellow Democrats of punishing dissent and said the choice was her own; the dispute has widened tensions within the party shortly before the midterm elections.

Stevens said she had felt excluded from El-Sayed’s campaign after endorsing him following her defeat in the August primary. She criticised campaign advertising, including an outside-group advert connecting grocery prices with US support for Israel, and rejected claims that her fiancé, Jason Turkish, influenced her decision. The endorsement drew condemnation from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, while members of Stevens’s congressional staff resigned in protest.

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