Haley Stevens’s Staff Resign Over Endorsement

What happened

Updated Nov 1, 8:07pm ET

Haley Stevens’s chief of staff and other congressional aides resigned after she endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. The departing staff said they supported Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and were shocked and heartbroken by her decision, which followed Stevens’s narrow August primary loss to El-Sayed and disputes over Israel. A planned Sunday church appearance with El-Sayed, Stevens and Rep. Jim Clyburn collapsed after El-Sayed’s campaign said Stevens was asked to avoid remaining events; Clyburn adviser Antjuan Seawright said the invitation stood. Stevens said she remained a proud Democrat. El-Sayed urged attention to costs, health care and schools. Voting in Michigan was scheduled for Tuesday.

How the left told it

Left-leaning outlets cast Stevens’s move as a rupture that united Democratic factions against her, not just another primary grudge. HuffPost emphasized the rare backlash across the party after what it called an “11th-hour heel turn”. The New York Times framed the fight as personal and rooted in Israel disputes, with Senate control at risk. The Boston Globe stressed El-Sayed’s push back toward kitchen-table issues.

How the right told it

Right-leaning outlets portrayed the episode as a Democratic civil war and treated Stevens’s choice as a moral stand. The New York Post framed the break as a last-minute opening for Republicans and praised it as courage against antisemitism and radical allies. Fox News highlighted the anger from El-Sayed’s left-wing allies and the effort to cast Stevens out.