Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed in Senate race

Summary

On Sunday morning, Michigan Democratic US representative Haley Stevens publicly endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, the opponent of Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. According to a Guardian opinion column by Judith Levine, the reversal followed a Saturday night promise Stevens made to her House colleague Debbie Dingell that she would stand with El-Sayed. Levine writes that Anderson Cooper, interviewing Stevens on CNN on Sunday, was casting about for explanations for the change of heart. The column places the endorsement against concerns that the US risks plummeting into fascism.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   3 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTCSource ↗

   In an opinion column, Judith Levine reports that Haley Stevens promised Debbie Dingell on Saturday night she would stand with Abdul El-Sayed, then publicly endorsed his Republican opponent Mike Rogers on Sunday morning, and that Anderson Cooper questioned Stevens about the reversal in a CNN interview.