El-Sayed-Stevens dispute resurfaces before Michigan Senate vote
Politics · First reported 31 Oct, 00:46 · Updated 13:25
Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign asked Rep. Haley Stevens to stay away from campaign events after the former primary rivals exchanged criticism over an advertisement and El-Sayed’s remarks about Israel. Some Democrats worry the dispute could endanger the party’s hold on the Senate seat.
- El-Sayed’s campaign asked Stevens to stay away from future events, according to Stevens’ fiancé.
- Stevens called for an apology over El-Sayed’s remarks linking Israel to Michigan’s affordability challenges and criticized an advertisement as antisemitic.
- Some Democrats worry the dispute between the former primary rivals could jeopardize their hold on the seat.
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- Candidates
- Abdul El-Sayed and former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens.
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- El-Sayed’s camp asked Stevens to stay away from future campaign events.
- Other general-election opponent
- Former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers.
- Reported concern
- Some Democrats worry the dispute could imperil their hold on the seat.
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- An earlier Lux summary said Nancy Pelosi criticized comments about Israel by El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani, saying they were wrong and did not represent congressional Democrats. [f706e041-432d-4109-b043-b09a790a23a7]
- An earlier Lux summary reported a CNN poll with narrow Democratic leads in Michigan and three other Senate races; the survey ran Oct. 20–27. [06df0ea8-77c5-4987-964d-c960e8b039f4]
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