Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign says it raises a record amount of money soon after former primary opponent Rep. Haley Stevens endorses a Republican rival. Multiple outlets report that Stevens’s endorsement comes as she backs Mike Rogers in Michigan, and that the El-Sayed campaign then sees a sharp fundraising surge.
Forbes and Fox News both cite the campaign’s claim of $2.4 million raised in a single day following the endorsement. The Independent also focuses on El-Sayed’s same-day fundraising windfall and describes it as record-breaking. The Daily Caller similarly highlights El-Sayed’s fundraising lift, framing it around the opponent’s endorsement and the reaction it draws.
While all outlets tie the fundraising increase to Stevens’s endorsement, they differ on the precise fundraising totals cited and on how strongly they link the event to political messaging about Stevens’s stance.
