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Why did a Democrat endorse a rival Republican in Michigan? - The Latest

The Guardian •
November 02, 2026 • 06:51 PM
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Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens has endorsed the Republican candidate for the Senate after a spat with her party’s own candidate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed. Lucy Hough speaks to US southern bureau chief and host of Anywhere but Washington Oliver Laughland

Why did a Democrat endorse a rival Republican in Michigan? - The Latest

Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens has endorsed the Republican candidate for the Senate after a spat with her party’s own candidate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed. The endorsement stunned Stevens’s Democrat colleagues, with one calling it a ‘despicable betrayal’ on the eve of the midterm elections. So what will it mean for the race? Lucy Hough speaks to US southern bureau chief and host of Anywhere but Washington Oliver Laughland

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