In an attempt to inject some energy into her Senate campaign during a recent campaign stop, Rep.Haley Stevens, D-Mich., inadvertently created a moment that sparked online mockery."I am going to be working on our behalf.
I am going to be telling the stories on our behalf.And you better believe I’m going to bring it with a little bit of enthusiasm, a little bit of energy and a little bit of stick-it-to-them," Stevens said."Because that’s the Michigan way, right?"MICHIGAN DEM SENATOR THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND CANDIDATE TO REPLACE HIM IN CONTENTIOUS PRIMARYMichigan U.S.
Sen.candidate, Rep.
Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks with media after a debate at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich.(AP Photo/Kristen Norman)The remarks, which come just three weeks until Michigan’s Senate primaries, are raising criticisms that Stevens is not charismatic enough to take on progressive Democratic challenger Abdul El-Sayed."Maybe Abdul El-Sayed is winning hearts and minds in liberal Michigan … or maybe he’s just running against this?" Brent Scher, editor-in-chief for the Daily Wire, said in a post to X.In recent weeks, the Michigan primary has drawn national attention as it pits El-Sayed, a candidate pushing the party farther left on issues like healthcare and international affairs, against Stevens, an establishment figure with the backing of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.Those lines grew clearer as a third Democratic candidate, Mallory McMorrow, dropped out of the race earlier this month, taking away a third, more middle-of-the-road option.It’s unclear whether El-Sayed or Stevens will benefit more from McMorrow’s exit.DEMOCRATS' CIVIL WAR HEADS TO MICHIGAN WHERE PROGRESSIVES FACE BIGGEST TEST YET IN HIGH-STAKES SENATE SHOWDOWNMallory McMorrow campaigns at the Michigan Democratic Nominating Convention in Detroit on April 19, 2026.
(Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group)Despite El-Sayed having drawn criticism for stances such as abolishing...