Michigan Senate race: Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers, and Democratic leaders denounce the move

Summary

Abdul El-Sayed's campaign disinvited Haley Stevens, El-Sayed's primary opponent, from events to limit 'distractions', The Guardian reported, a public spat casting Democratic tensions in the spotlight as the close US Senate race in Michigan draws to a head. On Sunday 1 November Stevens, who lost the party's Michigan primary by a close margin, endorsed El-Sayed's Republican rival Mike Rogers, The Guardian reported, The Independent writing that Stevens stunned party officials by appearing with Rogers at a Detroit church service while El-Sayed appeared with a group of prominent Michigan and national Democrats at a separate church service. The Independent also reported Trump's reaction to the endorsement, and HuffPost UK reported that Stevens' staff, including longtime chief of staff Justin German, resigned on Sunday morning, that Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin denounced the endorsement as an 'effort to sow division within our party' and that Michigan Democratic Party chair Curtis Hertel said Stevens is no longer a member of the party.

Latest: HuffPost UK reported that Stevens' staff, including longtime chief of staff Justin German, resigned on Sunday morning, Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin denouncing the endorsement as an 'effort to sow division within our party' and Michigan Democratic Party chair Curtis Hertel saying Stevens is no longer a member of the party.

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