El-Sayed, Stevens project party unity after primary bout

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed this week indicated hopes that Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., would join him on the campaign trail after their primary battle.

El-Sayed told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that he hoped she would campaign with him despite the primary fight. The progressive insurgent has begun to mend fences with establishment Democrats in recent days and major players like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have lined up behind him.

Stevens confirmed on social media this week that she would support El-Sayed and work to defeat the Republican nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., come November.

"I love Michigan and am so proud to have put up my hand to serve. I spoke with Abdul a few moments ago to offer him my full support as we work to defeat Mike Rogers this November," she posted on X.

El-Sayed, for his part, hailed Stevens as a "committed public servant," according to the New York Times, suggesting that both candidates were prepared to bury the hatchet for the sake of the bigger contest.

The race is expected to be one of the most closely fought of the battle for the upper chamber.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.