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Stevens, a Democratic congressman from Michigan, publicly endorsed Rogers, the Republican nominee, before the election. Anti-Semitic ads and camp clashes created a pause and added another change to this crucial Senate race.
The Daily Mail reported that the Michigan US Senate race dropped a shock bomb on the 1st.democratic party citizenship unionRepresentative Haley Stevens morning andrepublican party Senatorial candidate Mike Rogers attended church together, and then switched sides and announced his support for the rival candidate.
“Our (Democratic) Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, said I was not welcome in his campaign and asked me to stay away,” Stevens posted in the video. “He was right, so I’m standing up for Rogers today.”
He told reporters, “My vote is for Rogers because we must stand with the country and we cannot tolerate hate.”
He also said he is still proud to be a Democrat.
Anti-Semitic ads spark controversy
The breakup discussion was going on for a week. The trigger was an ad released by renowned leftist Cenk Uygur, in which a woman said she could not buy eggs because the money was used to “kill Palestinians”. This ad sparked criticism of anti-Semitic advertising.
He is the uncle of Uighur internet celebrity Hasan Pikar. Pikar had once supported Saeed, but Saeed’s camp said that the ad had nothing to do with him and that he did not agree with the content of the ad.
solidarity activities break up
Stevens’ fiancé Jason Turkish had announced last week that he would vote for Rogers, but in an interview with CNN at the time, Stevens reiterated that he would vote for Said.
The two had originally agreed to participate in a solidarity event with South Carolina Senior Representative Jim Clyburn on the 1st, but Stevens released a statement on the 30th, calling on Sayid to condemn the ad and apologize for saying that “Israel is making Michigan inaccessible to schools, health care and child care.”
Saeed countered that his grassroots campaign defeated Stevens in the primary, garnering $70 million of outside funding from big business and AIPAC.
The MS Now TV station reported that Saeed’s camp asked Stevens not to attend the event on the 31st, but Cliburn adviser Antjuan Seawright said the invitation “still stands.” The next morning, Stevens announced his defection.
Trump praised the defecting employees
Several staff members in Stevens’ office resigned on the morning of the 1st, including the chief of staff who had been with him for many years. The Michigan Democratic Party criticized Stevens for “turning his back on everything he claimed to care about.”
Rogers said he was honored to have their endorsement and “Honestly, I’m glad I didn’t have to fight them.” Trump praised Stevens on the “Truth Social” forum for showing rare courage.
