Democrat Haley Stevens backs Republican in Michigan Senate race

Over 24 hours away from the polls opening for the 2026 midterm election. In one crucial Senate race, there's been a last-minute shakeup that's causing... Controversy and a lot of conversation. Hannah Flood is in the Live Center with the updates out of Michigan, this Senate campaign. Good morning. Good morning. Yeah, big story from this weekend now making national headlines in this race for Senate in Michigan. The Democrat who lost the primary is now throwing her support behind the Republican candidate. So, Abdul El-Sayed defeated Congresswoman Haley Stevens to get the Democratic domination during the primary. And this weekend, Stevens, a Democrat, Crossed the aisle and said she will be voting for the Republican nominee, Mike Rogers, over Al-Sayed. This is another example of the growing divide between moderate Democrats and the more left-wing side of the party. Congresswoman Stevens accuses El-Sayed of not disavowing a political ad that's critical of Israel, blaming rising prices in the US on Israel's wars in the Middle East. El-Sayed said his campaign is not affiliated with the ad. Stevens is a strong supporter of Israel and claims El-Sayed is anti-Semitic. The Democratic Party is going to have another big election coming up. I'm not trying to harm anyone. I've worked really hard for Democrats. I'm not turning my back on Democrats. It is this one vote, and I will tell you why. Because when you see hate, when you see a standing with Hassan Piker and repeated hate, it's not acceptable. That's it. Now Stevens was planning to campaign with Al Sayed up until a few days ago. Now with just one day left before the polls open, Al Sayed said he is trying to refocus the campaign. I have a sense that you all are here today because of the decisions of somebody who's not here right now. Am I right about that? Yes, sir. Indeed, sir. But I'm just gonna tell you, this is a state of 10 million people who deserve a lot better from their government. I'm a lot more focused on the 9,999,998 that are not the ones you guys are talking about. They pay too much in gas. They pay too much in groceries. They're worried about the quality of their kids' schools. They're worried about the quality of the air and the water that they drink. That's what we should be focused on. The chairman of Michigan's Democratic Party has disavowed Stevens' endorsement of Rodgers and said she is no longer a member of their party. President Trump even weighing in on this race, on this endorsement, saying he would, quote, love to have Congresswoman Stevens join the Republican Party. Stevens, though, says she has no plans of doing that. We'll see how it all shakes up here, you know, tomorrow when polls close. Yeah, quite the story heading into the election. All right. Thank you, Hannah.