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Posted on 11/02/2026 6:06:00 PM PST by Milagros
Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel called FOX 2 anchor Roop Raj just before he went on air, and ended up joining his discussion with journalist Sam Robinson about the Haley Stevens endorsement of Mike Rogers in the race for Michigan's Senate seat.
And welcome back to our election night preview. Of course, we are just a couple days away, but the whole country is watching so closely what's happening here in Michigan. And we are actually joined by Sam Robinson, who's a great journalist who've been covering a lot of this race. And also on the phone now, we have Ronna McDaniel, the former RNC chair, now with Michigan Forward. And she joins us now live on our air. And we thank you so much for being with us on the stream today.
Q: Ronna, what do you make of today's bombshell from Haley Stevens?
Ronna: Yeah, it's supposed to be an October surprise, but it was like a November bombshell. I mean, it was kind of crazy today. I think Haley followed her conscience. She's getting a lot of pushback from her party, but Abdul didn't reach out to her. He didn't want to campaign with her. He basically uninvited her and her supporters. And I think this is a big boost for Mike Rogers heading into Tuesday.
Q: But Ronna, isn't it true? I mean, you've been in politics and your family has, of course, your uncle, you, all these folks. I mean, politics is a nasty game. And people do things like, say, you're not welcome here right now. But to leave a party, that seems like a huge leap, wouldn't you say?
Ronna: Well, Haley said she's not leaving the Democrat Party. And she was very clear on that. I was actually on State of the Union with her last Sunday in D.C. I had never met her. She is very loyal to her party. But she is deeply troubled by things like Abdul not being able to condemn the IRGC or bringing Hasan Piker into the state. So this isn't about, oh, revenge. I think these are truly deeply troubling issues. And then I think the final straw was this ad that came out that was anti-Semitic put out by Hassan Piker's uncle that Abdul refused to denounce, basically saying that the Jewish Americans and Israelis are the cause of all the high gas and grocery prices that we're dealing with here in Michigan, which is just untrue.
Q: When you look at, you know, President Trump .. has had his share of people say, you need to disavow this or disavow this person. You know, if Nick Fuentes ..., you need to disavow it. And he's kind of, you know, he's a president. He's like, look, people are going to support me who I don't like and I don't agree with. Do you think that Abdul Al-Sayed is getting maybe too much of a burden to have to disavow and condemn everything because of his faith?
Ronna: I don't think it has anything to do with his faith, Roop. You know, you and I both know we are such a diverse state and we've grown up with many different faiths in our state. And that's part of what makes our state great. But Abdul brought a Hasan Piker to Michigan. That was his choice. This wasn't just an outlier in his party that he's being held accountable for. He brought him multiple times. He's gone on his show. And Abdul says, I won't take money from corporations. Well, I will tell you this, Roop. There's no amount of audience or size of audience that would make it permittable for me to sit with a person who said we deserve 9-11 or the other horrible things that Hasan Piker said that we should bring back lynchings, that we should rape young women on college campuses. I mean, these are things that he has said. I'm not even exaggerating. And Abdul chose to sit with this person. He's suing Scott Jennings over those comments. He's saying that Scott Jennings defamed him. Those comments. Yes, he is disavowing. He is standing against those comments.
Q: But, Ronna, your point is that people, just because you're saying it has nothing to do with his faith, has to do with condemning statements and things that are said that are just objectionable.
Ronna: Yeah. I mean, it's not like Mike Rogers is bringing Nick Fuentes into the state. I've condemned Nick Fuentes. I would never want anyone near Nick Fuentes. And I'd condemn a candidate in my party if they brought Nick Fuentes into the state. Abdul brought Hasan Piker, and then he tries to say, well, I don't want to talk about a streamer from California. And he attacks the press, and he says, this isn't a serious question, and I only want to talk about these issues. Well, you have to talk about these issues because you chose to invite him to Michigan. That's why. It has nothing to do with his faith.
Q: What happens moving forward in the next two days? And I'll let you go. I know you're courteous to bring us, come on the call, but I appreciate it.
Ronna:Well, of course, first of all, let's say go Lions. This is one thing that unites us all, right? And prayers to Jack Campbell right now. We're all thinking about him. You know, I think Haley's going to campaign with Mike. She's probably going to take a lot of heat. This is the final closing days, and it's going to come down to turn out. Early voting ended today, so everything's going to come down to turn out. We're going to see if Abdul gets huge turnout on college campuses. That's what he needs to win, and Mike needs to carve into some of Abdul's base in the black community and the Jewish community to win in a midterm year where Republicans are going against headwinds.
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Ronna = clarity!
The USA is ill served by Jihadis in Congress.
Ponder this late story from a week ago, Ronna.
Yes. It’s a overview of Islamic supremacy
We'll talk about "a steamer from California", Al-Sayed - even if you don't want to...
McDaniel: “Well, Haley said she’s not leaving the Democrat Party. And she was very clear on that. I was actually on State of the Union with her last Sunday in D.C. I had never met her. She is very loyal to her party.”
Haley Stevens can affirm her party loyalty all she wants, but she’s burned her bridges.
Most of her staffers have resigned in protest. She’s been expelled from the Michigan Democratic Party. The Democrats in the House may well bounce her from their caucus. In any future Democratic primary for any office, she’d have no chance.
I remember when Senator Jim Jeffords, elected as a Republican, switched to become an independent who caucused with the Democrats. Republicans naturally have a rivalry with the Democrats, but it was nothing compared to their fierce hatred of Jeffords.
The party establishments see politics as a team sport.
Stevens might want to inquire about a spot on Fox News.
Ronnna? Who cares what that incompetent rino has to say?
Maybe uncle Mitt?
Marxism is a religion similar to Islam. You can’t just “leave”. The GOP is a political party so it isn’t a big deal if you decide to leave.
Ronna was GOP Chair?
Its a surprise to most of us.
Muslim men treat women worse than their dogs. So, it is NO surprise that Sayed told off Ms. Stevens as his contempt for women lies just below JEWS AND BLACKS.
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