Haley Stevens Gave Democrat Voters 'Permission To Change Their Minds' And Vote For Mike Rogers Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) dropped a bombshell endorsement on Sunday, switching her support from Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed to Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's U.S.
Senate race a mere two days before Election Day. Her move drew swift condemnation from leaders and allies in her own party. Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, right, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., attend a service at Perfecting Church, Nov.
1, 2026, in Detroit.Jose Juarez/AP Photo Members of her congressional staff, including her longtime chief of staff, began resigning shortly after the Detroit event. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called the endorsement a "despicable betrayal from Rep.
Stevens." Critics online accused Stevens of having "sold her soul" for power. Democratic strategist James Carville declared that Stevens had ended her political career.