Sunday, November 01, 2026

The Folksy Turkey Endorses Florida Man!

Defeating Mike Rogers will be satisfying.

It's official.

Yearly Wrap Up.

Vote for Abdul El-Sayed.

Rep. Haley Stevens (I-MI) renounced her support for Abdul El-Sayed and has officially endorsed Mike Rogers. 

The El-Sayed campaign has responded to the shocking announcement but it is expected to rally voters to defeat Rogers. 

Anger.

Stevens officially is now an independent in her final months as a lawmaker.

The feud now has become a major disruption and now Democrats must carry El-Sayed over the finish line regardless.

President Donald J. Trump, Rogers and her fiancé Jason Turkish talked to her privately and convinced her to crossover. Her tepid endorsement and late hour attempts to make El-Sayed apologize for ads that criticized Israel has finally exposed her for what she is.

A glorified self righteous bigot.

Proof positive that El-Sayed was right about Stevens and Rogers not being focused on issues facing Michigan voters. 

Stevens appeared with Rogers at a Detroit church service Sunday as intraparty tensions boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill.

Stevens' show of support for President Donald J. Trump's endorsed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary.

Stevens has been critical of El-Sayed's comments surrounding Israel. Her fiance said last week he was voting for Rogers, claiming El-Sayed had not done enough to address concerns of the Jewish community.

"Abdul promises to get money out of politics," Stevens wrote in a statement Friday. "He can begin by getting Israel out of his explanation for everything Michigan cannot afford."

Miles away, El-Sayed appeared with a group of prominent Michigan and national Democrats at a separate church service. They are attempting to present a united front, but days of public feuding has overshadowed the effort.

Stevens was initially set to join the nominee and U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina at a church event. Those plans unraveled after a dispute over Israel and an outside group's campaign advertisement escalated into a public exchange of criticism between the rivals.

Debbie Dingell, the Michigan congresswoman who helped organize the planned joint appearance in hopes of bringing together Democrats in the final days before Tuesday's vote, said she asked Stevens not to attend and that Stevens told her she would abide by that.

"I'm the one who pulled it because it had become way too distracting," Dingell said a telephone interview. "This is not how I was going to spend my weekend before the election, to be perfectly frank."

"The bishop was getting upset, because this is a real church service," Dingell added.

The latest and late-stage infighting comes as Democrats look to drive turnout among Black and Jewish voters in key strongholds. El-Sayed, a former Michigan public health official, is in a tight race with Republican Mike Rogers, an ex-congressman, for the seat held by Democrat Gary Peters, who is retiring. Keeping Michigan in Democratic hands is vital to the party's effort to win a majority for the final two years of Trump's second term.

Stevens and her team have not responded to repeated requests for comment about whether she would attend the service. Late Saturday night, she released a statement saying she was glad to see El-Sayed disagree with the content of the outside ad.

"Whenever anyone tries to set us against each other, we have an obligation to stand up and fight back," Stevens wrote in a statement that ended with: "Go vote!"

Dingell and other Democrats insist the party is united behind El-Sayed, who would be the country's first Muslim senator if elected. Early voting has been underway since Oct. 24, before the latest tensions erupted. But the renewed bickering has complicated Democrats' efforts to deliver a unified closing message in crucial areas such as Detroit, where turnout could prove decisive.

"All you guys want to talk about was Abdul and Haley and it really needs to be about what the issues are that people should be voting about on Tuesday," Dingell said. She added about El-Sayed's Republican opponent: "Mike Rogers loved every minute of it."

The tensions carry particular significance in Wayne County, which includes Detroit, and neighboring Oakland County. Stevens defeated El-Sayed in both counties in the August primary, drawing support from Black and Jewish voters who are important parts of the Democratic coalition.

Tuesday and it will be over.

How did we get here?

The Democratic primary was among the most bitter this year. Each candidate accused the other of making personal attacks. Tens of millions of dollars in outside spending poured into the race, including from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's affiliated super PAC, which backed Stevens. El-Sayed took particular offense to an outside group's ad accusing him of disrespecting women.

Although Stevens pledged after the primary to help El-Sayed however she could, the two have not appeared together publicly since a unity breakfast two days after his summer win.

Their lack of joint appearances was particularly notable as some Jewish voters and leaders continued to criticize El-Sayed over his comments about Israel, past rhetoric and campaign appearances with controversial streamer Hasan Piker.

The divisions spilled into public view again Wednesday when Stevens' fiancé told The Detroit News that he would vote for Rogers. Hours later, Stevens appeared on CNN to reaffirm her support for El-Sayed but urged his campaign to "shut out the hate and call it out."

Dingell had been working to bring them together at church alongside Clyburn, one of the nation's most prominent Black Democrats.

But on Friday, after The Associated Press reported on the planned joint appearance, Stevens released a lengthy statement calling on El-Sayed to condemn an ad by an independent left-wing group that linked U.S. support for Israel to high grocery prices.

"Abdul promises to get money out of politics," Stevens wrote. "He can begin by getting Israel out of his explanation for everything Michigan cannot afford."

El-Sayed then responded: "So while Congresswoman Stevens seems intent on relitigating a primary that ended three months ago, let's all focus on the task at hand."

He repeated Saturday evening that the ad was not made by his campaign and "I do not agree with the contents of that ad."

The three people that makes up the 10 million. Abdul El-Sayed said he is concerned about the 9,999,998 others who are struggling. He said he is not concerned about the distractions.

Michigan Democrats insist they are united

Despite the latest tensions, El-Sayed planned to move ahead with a series of church visits Sunday alongside Clyburn and other prominent Black Democrats.

The appearances will also include U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield, Garlin Gilchrist II, the nominee for secretary of state, and several Michigan bishops, according to campaign advisories obtained by AP.

Democrats are seeking to drive turnout in Detroit, where roughly three-quarters of residents are Black and strong support is essential to Democratic success statewide.

"United we stand, divided we fall," Dingell said.

At another church in Detroit, the junk food media was pressing him. He quickly shot at any questions involving them. He was subliminal. He said let them flame out.

"I have a sense that you all are here today because of the decisions of somebody who's not here right now. I'm just going to tell you, this is a state of 10 million people who deserve a lot better from their government. I'm a lot more focused on the 9,999,998 that are not the ones you guys are talking about," said El-Sayed.

I'm not in the business of driving clicks for you. I'm in the business of trying to solve problems for the people of my state", he added.

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