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‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’s endorsement of Mike Rogers

On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart took aim at Michigan congresswoman Haley Stevens and her 11th-hour switch to endorse Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Election Day on Tuesday.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 3, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC
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  • Stewart spent much of the segment trying to trace how Stevens’ change of heart could have happened, given that […].

Stevens, who narrowly lost in the Democratic primary for Senate to Abdul El-Sayed, announced her support for Rogers after a feud with the El-Sayed campaign over an outside group’s advertisement, which blamed the high cost of living on US support for Israel.

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