“Loyalty to a party should never require abandoning your values or judgment.”
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens fired back at Democrats furious over her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in a statement posted just hours before midnight heading into Election Day, with control of Congress on the line. Stevens said Abdul El-Sayed shut her out and party leaders questioned her motives instead of asking one key question: Why could a lifelong Democrat no longer support their Senate nominee? Read her full statement below.
My decision to withdraw my endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed and support Mike Rogers has angered many Democrats. I understand why. But it was not impulsive, and it was not made for me by anyone else. It was a decision of conscience.
I am a proud Democrat and believe in a woman’s right to choose, in organized labor, in opportunity for working families, and in making government work for ordinary people. None of that has changed. I believe that no one making under $70,000 should pay any Federal Income Tax. We should have fixed rate utility bills. And every person in this country gets healthcare.
After losing the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, I did what I believed was right. ...