Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed raises $2.4 million in one day after primary rival Haley Stevens backs a Republican
Abdullah Hammoud, the Democratic Mayor of Dearborn, whose city's Black pastors voiced fury after Haley Stevens appeared at church alongside Republican Mike Rogers two days before Election Day.
The $2.4 million haul — drawn from more than 65,000 individual donations averaging just $37, nearly half from first-time donors — flooded in on Sunday within hours of Stevens appearing alongside Rogers at a Detroit church. Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell said the betrayal had "galvanised" communities behind El-Sayed, with Black pastors telling her they were furious Stevens had presumed to speak for them. A new MISEN poll puts El-Sayed ahead of Rogers by around six points, with separate New York Times/Siena polling showing him leading 53 to 42.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Stevens' move a 'terrible decision' and said Democrats will discuss 'next steps' when Congress returns on 9 November.
Democratic strategist James Carville told Stevens on YouTube 'your political career is over' and branded her endorsement a betrayal of her principles for next to nothing.
El-Sayed closed his campaign with Elizabeth Warren warming up the crowd and rapper Common headlining, telling supporters 'Donald Trump is not the disease — he's the worst symptom.'
