Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. 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 Donald Trump’s 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.
“Our Democratic nominee for Senate said I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away,” Stevens said video announcing the endorsement. “And he’s right. And that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today.”
We need to start arresting these zioNazis for treason and crimes against humanity
Vote Blue No Matter Who.
Unless you lose a primary to one of those icky anti-genocide types, then you have to be realistic…
“Our Democratic nominee for Senate said I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away,” Stevens said video announcing the endorsement. “And he’s right. And that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today.”
Wow what a shitty reason to endorse someone.
Childish as fuck.
Edit: also, am I crazy or is El-Sayed not even a leftist? Dude is literally a landlord. So much of this is just veiled racism.
The Overton Window in this country is so fucked.
He has clarified when asked that he is a capitalist. But there’s a solid enough contingent of the American electorate that thinks tax systems are a leftwing policy.
She says she is doing it for “country”. Everyone thinks that country is Israel.
Their Israeli handlers told them to stop El-Sayed from winning by any means necessary “or else…”
Zionist occupation of the Democratic party has a long history that does not seem to be very well understood by the general public.
And let’s not forget the Republicans, who are just as bad if not worse.
Way worse
I’m very confused on what’s happening here. Not that another establishment not-Democrat went full mask off, but of the odd timeline of this.
So this woman lost the primary months ago to Abdul El-Sayed. She stays quiet and/or pushes milquetoast support for the progressive Democrat for those months, even though it’s clear she’s full on AIPAC supported and has a conservative husband.
Then these last few days, well after a lot of Michigan already voted with early polls, she decides “fuck it we ball” and outwardly and directly decides to endorse the GOP candidate on the ballot? Did something happen behind the scenes? Did she have a mental break? The strategy makes no sense from a sabetour perspectives behind the scenes (she went mask off too early… 2 days too early) nor from a campaign perspective (she went mask off WAY too late for it to matter for the GOP candidate). This can’t have been strategic.
Israel came to her in a dream again.
Oh right. It’s that lady.
I think it has a lot to go with the new polls that came out today
Centrists and establishment dems have been seeding the narrative for a while that an AES win would be a lot closer than what a middling and corporate/zionist friendly candidate would have done in his place, but that’s hard to argue when he’s showing a 15 point lead in his race as compared to D+10 races in other competitive states
Steven’s is making herself the villain of the week in order to cut down his lead and undercut any potential narrative about left populism being electable in 2028
when you follow the $, there’s a connection between her husband and $ getting funneled to collins. he appears the be the one calling the shots not her
shes having a crashout, because she lost to AEB, im guessing AEB wouldnt support her anymore in ehr agenda, with regards to israel. some says she was pressured by her zionist husband to do it. her husband mightve hoping her “sudden endorsement would trick some voters for rogers”? she already got ousted by her own party.
Remember, this is not real news. She’s a loser. She lost. She means nothing, and her opinion means nothing. And that’s OK, no worries, it happens in politics… But the pundits want to make it an issue so voters forget about the issues that matter (health care, education, clean water, ending wars, etc.).
She’s sadly not nothing (yet). She still has 2 months in House and there can potentially be some last minute bills she screws over.
in 2 months, sure. She’s nothing and she can fade into history as yet another turncoat in America’s descent into fascism.
i doubt they would put out any bill that would have her sabotage it, they can potentially wait til she leaves office.
the right wing pundits want to make her “i left the dem party, because they left me” kind of thing.
Already kicked out of the party.
This is the chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.
Finally the dems actually kick people out for some of this shit
shes was too blatant even for schumer or hakeem, she was suppose to use the double speak, say one thing, and do the opposite behind the scenes.
I would like to think even more would have resigned if we had universal Healthcare
The video on that article had a great response from El-Sayed at the end, when the press was asking about his response to questions about Stevens and if he knew about her endorsement ahead of time. He basically said he understands that getting answers like that it what drives clicks but ultimately it doesn’t matter at all, and that he wished the press would focus on issues the local electorate cares about like prices and wages.
transphobe staffers unresigned yet…
Good chance most of the grunts don’t have a choice. It’s either keep the job for a couple months while actively searching for something new, or go without food or health insurance. I don’t envy them.
This should be top. Already rightfully expelled.
All the people bellyaching at the top should take note- blue no matter who and proven.
I don’t know that I’ve personally been bellyaching about the top, but as someone who refuses to donate to the Dem party and only donates to candidates directly, this is really great to see. I’ve been disappointed in the past by the party’s behavior, and this is the kind of behavior I need to see in order to be brought back into the fold.
I’m sure you realize this, but when you directly donate to a Democrat or Republican candidate, they are required to turn around and donate portions of that to their party. The requirements are so great that politicians basically have to become 24x7 fundraisers or else they are punished by the party.
People focus on lobbyists and PACs as dumping money into politics, but a large part of the demand for that money is being generated by the idiot parties themselves.
I’m aware that leftover funds often (not always) get donated to the party, but do you have any source for the mandate for portions of donated funds?
blue no matter who and proven.
This seems like a stark rebuke of the above. The national party has been absolutely toxic towards El-Sayud since he filled to run.
Vote Who Chuck Schumer Tells You Too, is more like it
What are the actual consequences of this though? Michigan is an open primary state. Democratic party membership is meaningless.
she wont get support, possibly money from the dems, not like tha tmatters, since she got aipac money.
Can he do that? Like he has that power? I’m glad if he does of course, I’m just kind of surprised that’s within his power to just declare.
weird they can’t do the same for transphobes in DNC
Followed by
Everyone in the room screeched at this woman and still she shot herself in the face.
Her career was being a puppet for Israel. This action proves her loyalty and will gain her more support from the AIPAC lobby in the future.
When I stopped laughing because El-Sayed has inadvertently flushed out another pretender just by being himself, I realized I wasn’t surprised.
Stevens’ fiance has been stumping for Mike Rogers all along, and while people of differing politics can and do get married, it takes a LOT of passion to go out and actually work for a candidate, which he did and still is. For me, it’s not so much a red flag as a question mark.
But then there was the ad that attacked her own side, and its follow-up of her desperately trying to make something out of nothing, low-key harassing El-Sayed until he simply disinvited her to his upcoming event.
And now, the day of his event and standing outside, she’s thrown off her cloak and shown her real allegiance.
If you look at what she has said and what she has brought, it’s pretty clear she was only ever a Republican in a Dem suit anyway.
tensions boiled over days before the election
Yeah, no. That’s a very fact neutral, implied “both sides” way of saying she kept trying to throw El-Sayed off his game until he threw her out, and now she’s just attacking openly. Not a lot has really changed here.
Now I’m wondering how much cash I’d bet on finding out her campaign was planned to this end all along: to either win and then switch sides, or to lose explosively before the election in such a way that it cratered her opponent’s chances.
In the end it doesn’t look like she’s succeeded in anything at all, beyond showing her own true colors.
her fiance is a staunch zionist republican, no doubt he influenced ehr too. and her sudden coffers, increased 35-70mil from aipac alone.
This kind of political fraud / betrayal should count as some form of treason.
this shit isnt even shocking anymore. ugh.
Imagine being surprised by false/spoiler candidates in 2026.
shes did it all wrong, months ago she was reportdly recieving 35million of aipac money, its a sure sign she wont vote what she preaches.
So basically what the establishment democrats did to Mamdani here in NYC. Gotcha.
Here’s an article from the same month Mamdani won:
The resolution overwhelmingly cleared the chamber in a 328-86-14 vote. The majority of Democrats — 109 of them — voted with all Republicans for the resolution, while 86 voted against it and 14 voted “present.”
I don’t think these guys just said this and didn’t plan to sabotage any social democrat campaigns.
nah she took 70mil of aipac money, and her husband is also aipac recipient. she was planning from the start as a maga.
Democrats would rather dance with Nazis than back progressives in their own party
You know who dances with Nazis?
Nazis.
Remember to vote blue no matter who
If Haley Stevens isn’t going to vote blue no matter who why the hell should I?
This is how conservatives win. They prey on apathy.
Maybe Democrats should take a page from their playbook so they, you know, win
Yes and she is no longer a Democrat. She is being rebuked by everyone in the party. She has done the wrong thing, and everyone hates her. Well, except the genocide supporters.
They know how the saying goes, if they sit at that table with the Nazis, they’re Nazis, and we’ll remember that when the dust settles.
Nazis came in, and a third of the people did nothing when they sat down.
Non-voters are Nazis too, by that logic. Thanks for clarifying.
Non-voters are Nazis too, by that logic.
If they chose to not vote, yes. Not every non-voter chooses to not vote. Voter Disenfranchisement is a massive issue. Whether that’s severely limiting voting locations, hours, mail-in options, etc. there are millions of people that aren’t easily able to vote like they should and end up not voting as a result.
There is also the long game of under educating a large portion of the population so that many probably don’t even realize that there is an election going on or, if they do, how to register or who the candidates are.
plenty Nazis in deathcamps then
Mahmdani and El Sayed are both democrats.
The DNC/establishment democrats need to go, they do not form coalitions in good faith.
edit obviously vote for al-sayed regardless
Man, you guys are trying real fucking hard. Known shitbag has sour grapes and turns and suddenly she represents 85% of the democratic party.
- Get Republicans and Neo-Nazis out.
- Fix Citizens United
- Fix the Neolib/Corporate part of the Democratic Party.
One comes first. Haley Stevens being a shitbag doesn’t change that.
I would love nothing more than for Republicans to be rendered irrelevant and for the two parties to be replaced by the DSA and the neolibs. Just be a little strategic in how you go about that. (I worry you are being strategic, and it’s not for the benefit of DSA.)
Fix the Supreme Court too while we’re building a wish-list.
Yeah but I gotta feed the kids so I can’t do politics, which means someone else has to fight for their future. /s
The DNC is not a leftist organization. They do just enough to get our votes.
I’m all for strategic voting, but if something like the Working Families Party or even Sunrise Movement is in your area, they are better organizations to support especially if they endorse someone during the primaries.
No endorsement from Gov. Hochel.
No endorsement from either NY Senator.
Disgraced former Govener Andrew Cuomo running as a spoiler candidate.
Andrew Cuomo being endorsed by Trump in the 11th hour of the election over the Republican candidate.
Yep.
establishment democrats
The problem with phrasing it like that, is the neoliberals can lose NY state party just like they lost the DNC.
“Establishment” is just who controls the party, which can be changed.
NY, Florida, Maine, California, there’s a bunch of state parties that neoliberals control. But as more progressive get elected, the more say they have in who leads those parties.
Didn’t the DNC change rules in recent memory to prevent progressives (or leftists) from getting leadership/controlling positions in the party?
It wasn’t a rule change, but taking advantage of a “proceedual issue” to overturn a vote: https://political.org/2026/08/03/david-hogg-addresses-democratic-partys-future-amid-calls-for-him-to-lead-the-dnc/
That election was held by the DNC under Jamie Harrison.
The chair Buden appointed, and then Harrison appointed Harris as the candidate.
The incoming chair saw that Harrison fucked it up, and said they were going to re run the vote.
Not campaign mind you, the ~400 voting members who had just voted for the chair and Hogg on the same ballot would just re-vote.
There was no reason for anyone to expect the result to change.
Hogg however, refused to sign a piece of paper that would have put him on the new ballot. He just refused to.
That’s what actually happened.
And I can’t think of a reason why Hogg declined to put his name on the ballot, except he didn’t expect to win and didn’t want to win.
Because all he had to do to win again, was put his name on the ballot
Wow Michigan really dodged a bullet when they primaried her. Good job, guys.
Fetterman Energy
michigan also removed her from thier party already.
That should make everyone who voted for El-Sayed positively sure that they made the right choice. A vote for Stevens would have accomplished fucking NOTHING. She is one of those greaseball representatives who does not represent her constituents, but acts solely in her own best interests. (Bribes)
Kyrsten Sinema 2, or Fetterman 2…
Or Joe Lieberman 2
That rotting piece of shit was the first thing that came to my mind.
I don’t live in Michigan, but I donate $10-15 a month to the competitive Democrats running for Senate. I usually hate those fundraising emails and prefer to donate on my own.
But I got one from El-Sayed after this bullshit and sent him $50. Fuck Stevens. Apparently helping Israel bomb children is more important than keeping Donald Trump from destroying our democracy. And she has the gall to say after her endorsement, “I’m still a proud Democrat.” Go fuck yourself.
It’s just the one vote…. Uwu
She’s such a dumb bitch. She never stood a chance of gaining my vote. I just knew she wasn’t to be trusted. The few debates they had, I couldn’t stand her! The way she puts on the accent, like, no one talks like that around here anymore…
Abdul, now Abdul has been firm on his message. Hasn’t strayed, not once. I know where he stands. Haley, she’s all over the god damn place. I handed in my ballot last weekend. El-Sayed’s campaign is the first time I’ve ever donated to one and I turned 40 back in March. Felt good. Wish I could give more!
Nice work! My only competitive election this year is in the House (Rob Bresnahan is going down). But thanks for voting for sanity!
People like her are everywhere unfortunately. They’re drawn to the attention, the power, the influence. It’s so clear this wasn’t a principled position for her given three months ago…
For her, it’s all personal. She apparently thinks she has the authority to make demands of El-Sayed because she barely lost to him in the primary. If she wants to not go out and campaign with him, fine. But this is pretty clearly a “I told him to do something, he didn’t do it, so I’m going to spit in his face” type situation.
Maybe she truly doesn’t realize how bad she fucked up, but her whole career in politics is done, all because the actual nominee didn’t acquiesce to the loser’s demands and she decided to make a big show of it and cheer for the opposing team she previously decried as extreme.
Democrats see her as a traitor, Republicans see her as useful for 2 days and then they’ll discard her. She’s just done.
The alternative to helping sensible people get elected by contributing to their campaigns is to have corporations and foreign actors pay for them instead.
Well we see where that goes.
Citizens United was a crippling strike that needs to be undone if there’s any hope for the future
