Haley Stevens' Fiancé Backs Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race as 2 Allies Break With Abdul El-Sayed
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
Haley Stevens' Fiancé Backs Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race as 2 Allies Break With Abdul El-Sayed
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
Summary
Jason Turkish, Rep. Haley Stevens’ fiancé and a registered Democrat, said he will vote for Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race and appeared at a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Birmingham.
Turkish said Abdul El-Sayed’s repeated use of the word “genocide,” his refusal to condemn a banana-price ad blaming Jews, and his stance toward Hasan Piker convinced him El-Sayed was escalating rhetoric rather than moderating.
Haley Stevens publicly split from her fiancé, telling CNN she still wants Democratic nominee El-Sayed to win even as she acknowledged they are “a house divided.”
David Kramer, Stevens’ former campaign chair, also said this week he plans to vote for Rogers, making Turkish the second prominent figure from Stevens’ orbit to defect.
The break highlights Democratic strains after El-Sayed beat Stevens in a close primary; Stevens endorsed him afterward but has not campaigned publicly with him since an early unity breakfast.