Michigan Dems join Haley Stevens in abandoning Abdul El-Sayed on Election Day eve: Consider voting a split ticket

DETROIT — Trouble is mounting for Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed as members of his own Democratic Party are lining up behind his Republican opponent, former Rep.Mike Rogers.And they’re advising fellow party members to consider voting a split ticket on Tuesday in order to spur Rogers to victory over their party’s own nominee.

“There are a number of people that don’t even know that they can split their ballot in the general election,” Democrat City Councilwoman Mary Waters told The Post in an interview.“Please don’t feel as though that you cannot, if you liked Mike Rogers, that you cannot vote for him.You can, if you want to,” she said.Waters played coy when asked which Senate candidate was getting her vote on Tuesday but her intentions were clear. “I won’t say who I’ll be voting for, but I will be splitting my ticket,” she responded with a smirk.The Democratic Party found itself in a state of shock on Sunday when Rep.

Haley Stevens defected, endorsing Rogers over El-Sayed, who defeated her in August’s Senate primary. Her announcement caught Democrats flatfooted, handing Republicans a big boost in their hopes to pick up a blue seat and cement their control of the upper chamber.Stevens said her decision was based partly on El-Sayed’s obsession with Israel.El-Sayed, who is Muslim, has been very critical of Israel.

Her fiancé, Jason Turkish, who is Jewish, has also been critical of El-Sayed’s criticism of the Jewish state.He endorsed Rogers a few days before Stevens did.But their primary battle was indicative of a larger problem in the Democratic Party: the fight between the centrist wing and progressive side.

And Michigan’s Senate race could prove prophetic of the upcoming 2028 presidential primary, as both wings battle to lead the party. Stevens is not alone.Several other Democrats are also supporting Rogers, including former Sen.

Joe Manchin, a Democrat turned Independent. Manchin, a prominent moderate, called Rogers...