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 PhotoMembers 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. "Your political career is over," Carville said. "If you think that these Republicans are going to treat you as anything other than what they view you as - and that is, let me just break the news to you - a used condom."
He added, "The Democrats don't even think
