Stevens' Chief of Staff and Aides Resign Over Rogers Endorsement
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Senate on Sunday. Her chief of staff and other aides resigned in response.
8 years: Justin German's tenure as chief of staff before resigning.
Communications director Logan Basch also left the office.
Stevens lost the August primary to El-Sayed, then endorsed him.
Stevens appeared with Rogers at Perfecting Church in Detroit Sunday morning.
Why it matters: The switch followed a weekend dispute over an outside ad linking U.S. aid to Israel with grocery prices. Jewish leaders condemned the ad as antisemitic.
Rebellion PAC made the ad; El-Sayed said his campaign had no role and he disagreed with it.
Stevens said El-Sayed told her she was not welcome in his campaign.
State party chair Curtis Hertel said Stevens is not, and will not be, a party member.
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Where they split: Coverage divides on whether Stevens was pushed out by El-Sayed's campaign over the Israel ad or abandoned her party for the Republican nominee.
Center coverage, 2 sources: The center focuses on the staff walkout and the abrupt reversal from her earlier endorsement of El-Sayed.
Left coverage, 4 sources: The left sees a Democrat betraying her party and supporters by backing a Trump-endorsed Republican, with her own staff rejecting the move.
Right coverage, 4 sources: The right frames the endorsement as a response to El-Sayed refusing to condemn an ad it calls antisemitic and pushing Stevens away.
