Michigan Democrats' Unity Event Collapses Over Israel Feud 2 Days Before Midterms
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 1
Michigan Democrats' Unity Event Collapses Over Israel Feud 2 Days Before Midterms
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 1
Summary
A planned Michigan Democratic show of unity unraveled this weekend when Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens publicly clashed over U.S. policy on Israel.
The rupture hit an event built around El-Sayed’s expected Sunday appearance at a Detroit church with Rep. James Clyburn, where Stevens had been expected to join after El-Sayed narrowly beat her in the August primary.
On Saturday, El-Sayed urged Stevens to stay away, while a Clyburn adviser said she was still welcome, leaving her attendance unclear and turning the gathering into a party spectacle.
The breakdown comes 2 days before the midterms as Republicans try to use Democratic infighting to flip Michigan’s Senate seat, even while the national Senate fight remains a tossup.