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Rep. Haley Stevens is no longer a Michigan Democratic Party member, chair says
The Washington Post ^ | November 1, 2026 | Praveena Somasundaram, Theodoric Meyer

Posted on 11/01/2026 3:29:09 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

The Michigan Democratic Party kicked Rep. Haley Stevens out of its ranks Sunday, after she endorsed Michigan’s GOP Senate nominee, Mike Rogers — over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated her in the primary.

“Congresswoman Stevens is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future,” the state party’s chair, Curtis Hertel, said in a post Sunday on X.

Hertel announced the decision just over an hour after Stevens released an endorsement video for Rogers. That video followed days of public friction with El-Sayed, much of it over the candidate’s stance on Israel, the same issue that made their primary bitter and divisive.

In her endorsement video, Stevens insisted she was “still a very proud Democrat.”

“I’m just letting you know where I am,” she said.

Michigan’s Senate race is seen as close, and polls suggest El-Sayed does not have the same level of support that other statewide Democratic candidates in Michigan do. While Democrats could achieve their goal of retaking the Senate via several scenarios, nearly all of the most plausible ones require them to win in Michigan.

Stevens’s endorsement enraged Democrats across Michigan — and the country — who have been encouraging her and El-Sayed to present a united front.

Schumer calls Haley Stevens’s endorsement of a Republican ‘a despicable betrayal’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) called the decision by Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Michigan) to endorse former congressman Mike Rogers, a Republican, in a crucial Senate race in her state “a despicable betrayal.”

Stevens endorsed Rogers on Sunday over Abdul El-Sayed, the former Wayne County public health official who narrowly defeated Stevens in August in the Democratic primary. Stevens supported El-Sayed after the primary, but the two have clashed publicly in the days ahead of...

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1 posted on 11/01/2026 3:29:09 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Ha haaaaaas! But Ilhan Elmo is still a Minnesota demonicRAT in good standing!


2 posted on 11/01/2026 3:32:23 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Harsh....


3 posted on 11/01/2026 3:32:59 PM PST by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I wish we could’ve kicked out Rove this way.


4 posted on 11/01/2026 3:33:20 PM PST by ProgressingAmerica (Progressivism was America's first Postliberal ideology. Ask me for details.)
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To: ProgressingAmerica

She might need to get more security since the Dems are known for being violent!


5 posted on 11/01/2026 3:34:25 PM PST by princess leah
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There the Democrats go with their plantation mentality.


6 posted on 11/01/2026 3:35:37 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Schumckie needs to put some more cheese on his raw hamburger.


7 posted on 11/01/2026 3:35:42 PM PST by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Schumer calls Haley Stevens’s endorsement of a Republican ‘a despicable betrayal’

It is, to the Democratic Party, but it can really help America.

8 posted on 11/01/2026 3:36:07 PM PST by guitar Josh
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Sharia Law, demonicRAT style.


9 posted on 11/01/2026 3:36:17 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

WE ARE A BIG TENT PARTY the commies say..if you support Hamas, WELCOME ABOARD..if you are a Jew and think that Jews have a right to exist, GET THE HELL OUT


10 posted on 11/01/2026 3:36:37 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: guitar Josh

Schumer needs to put back on his foreskin and end it as that, he is a disgrace to Jews


11 posted on 11/01/2026 3:37:17 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Trump just invited her to the republican party


12 posted on 11/01/2026 3:38:41 PM PST by Robe (We just replaced)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So much for the Big Tent.


13 posted on 11/01/2026 3:39:45 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I wish the Republicans here in Michigan would do that to the state RINO’s. Oh, wait the whole party here is led by RINO’s


14 posted on 11/01/2026 3:40:06 PM PST by jimpick
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I wish the Republicans here in Michigan would do that to the state RINO’s. Oh, wait the whole party here is led by RINO’s


15 posted on 11/01/2026 3:40:09 PM PST by jimpick
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I wish the Republicans here in Michigan would do that to the state RINO’s. Oh, wait the whole party here is led by RINO’s


16 posted on 11/01/2026 3:40:12 PM PST by jimpick
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I wish the Republicans here in Michigan would do that to the state RINO’s. Oh, wait the whole party here is led by RINO’s


17 posted on 11/01/2026 3:40:18 PM PST by jimpick
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To: Sarah Barracuda
WE ARE A BIG TENT PARTY the commies say...

🎯

18 posted on 11/01/2026 3:40:48 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: jimpick

Well dang. Sorry guys.


19 posted on 11/01/2026 3:40:57 PM PST by jimpick
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Welcome the the Tribe, Haley.

(She just converted with her marriage.)

Sen. Shumer needs to know the Democrats want their party Judenfrei.


20 posted on 11/01/2026 3:43:12 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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