Rep. Haley Stevens says she stands by her cross-party endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race after the Democrat she opposed, Abdul el Sayed, wins. The Hill reports Stevens “tripled down” on that endorsement following Rogers’s defeat, and Washington Examiner notes Stevens tells voters she does not regret the decision.
Election results cited by The Hill show Rogers receives 45.48% of the vote to el Sayed’s 52.52%. Both outlets frame Stevens’s reaction as a response to the outcome, with attention on the consequences of her earlier choice. The Hill emphasizes Stevens reaffirming her position after el Sayed’s victory in what it describes as a bitter midterm campaign environment. The Washington Examiner highlights Stevens’s statement that she acknowledges her decision has consequences while expressing regret without withdrawing the endorsement.
Taken together, the outlets focus on Stevens’s insistence that she will not reverse course, even as Rogers loses the race.
