Michigan Democrats in disarray after Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers and gets kicked out of party

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DETROIT — Michigan Democrats on Sunday faced an extraordinary political display of dysfunction just two days before the midterm elections: a Democratic congresswoman endorsed the Republican nominee for Senate, was kicked out of her own state party, and watched two of her top aides resign in protest.

Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D-MI) stunning endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers widened an already bitter feud with Abdul el Sayed, the Democratic nominee who narrowly defeated her in August’s primary, and injected fresh turmoil into a Senate race that could determine which party controls the chamber.

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