INTRO: Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R) speaking with reporters in White Lake Tuesday morning after casting his ballot. The Republican candidate answering a reporter’s question about the response from Democrats towards Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D) following her surprise endorsement of Rogers in the election.
ACK: Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R)
TAG: Congresswoman Stevens explaining in a video posted to social media she’s endorsing Rogers due to Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s (D) refusal to condemn certain rhetoric by his colleagues that she insists is anti-Semitic. El-Sayed’s campaign has denied those claims, saying that Stevens is trying to relitigate a primary she lost months ago. A number of Democratic leaders have also condemned Stevens, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Polls are scheduled to close at 8:00 P-M local time.
KEYWORD: Politics, Election
