Haley Stevens Stays Off Abdul El-Sayed Trail 10 Weeks Before Michigan Senate Vote
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 16
Haley Stevens Stays Off Abdul El-Sayed Trail 10 Weeks Before Michigan Senate Vote
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 16
Summary
Haley Stevens has not appeared with Abdul El-Sayed since quickly endorsing him after their bruising Aug. 4 Democratic primary, leaving her absence more visible in the race’s closing stretch.
Stevens said El-Sayed is building a “new coalition” against Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers and suggested it is not her role to pressure her skeptical backers to join it.
Some of Stevens’ former supporters are still openly resisting El-Sayed, making her limited post-primary help a potential complication as Democrats try to unify for the Senate contest.
The gap stands out because Stevens has remained highly public since her loss — including appearances with the Dalai Lama, on TMZ Live and in a Jimmy Fallon spoof — but not on El-Sayed’s campaign trail.