El-Sayed campaign asks Haley Stevens to skip final Michigan events
Abdul El-Sayed's campaign has asked Representative Haley Stevens to stay away from his last events before Tuesday's vote in Michigan, CBS News and NBC News report. The rift is over a group's ad about Israel, which she called antisemitic. Her fiance has said he will vote for Republican Mike Rogers.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has asked Representative Haley Stevens, his former primary rival, to stay away from all remaining campaign events before Tuesday's Senate election in Michigan, CBS News reports, citing two sources. NBC News, citing a person familiar with the matter, reports that she is being asked not to attend because of distractions. Politico was first to report the request, CBS News and NBC News say.
The fight is over an ad from Rebellion PAC, an outside group that El-Sayed's campaign says it is not tied to. In the ad, a couple puts eggs back on a grocery shelf because "we have to set that $7 aside for killing Palestinians," CBS News reports. Stevens called the ad antisemitic, the outlets report. "This ad tells Michigan families they cannot afford groceries because their money has to be set aside for 'killing Palestinians,'" she said in a statement carried by NBC News. She also asked El-Sayed to take down his own ad featuring Tucker Carlson, CBS News and NBC News report.
El-Sayed shot back that Stevens "seems intent on relitigating a primary that ended three months ago," according to CBS News and NBC News. His campaign defeated "a historic $70M in outside spending from big corporations and AIPAC," he said, NBC News reports.
The two had planned to appear together Sunday at a Detroit church with Representative Jim Clyburn, CBS News reports. A Saturday advisory from El-Sayed's campaign listed only El-Sayed and Clyburn, NBC News reports.
Stevens' fiance, Jason Turkish, has said he will vote for Rogers, CBS News and NBC News report. Turkish said El-Sayed "didn't moderate, he escalated," Fox News reports. Stevens has not backed away from her support for El-Sayed, the outlet reports. Stevens said in a CNN interview that her household was divided, CBS News and Fox News report.
What we know: El-Sayed's campaign has asked Stevens to stay off the trail in the final days.
What we don't: Whether Stevens will appear at any event before the vote, and whether El-Sayed will condemn the ad.
Where outlets agree CBS News and NBC News report that El-Sayed's campaign asked Stevens to stay away from his final events.
Where they differ The cited reports agree on the key facts so far.