3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 29
Summary
Haley Stevens publicly sharpened her criticism of Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s final campaign stretch, an unusual intraparty rupture after her August primary loss.
On CNN, Stevens said she would still vote for El-Sayed but urged him to denounce an outside ad she called “fear-mongering about Israel” and remove a campaign ad featuring Tucker Carlson.
The flare-up deepened after Stevens’s fiancé said he would back Republican Mike Rogers, adding fresh strain to a high-stakes race where Democrats need coalition unity.
Stevens, a strong supporter of Israel, said Jewish Michiganders who backed her were angered by the ads; El-Sayed’s campaign said it was not affiliated with the outside spot, but Stevens said that was insufficient.