{"id":2631365,"date":"2026-07-17T18:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stevens-dings-el-sayed-for-stumping-with-democrat-opposed-by-black-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:58:05","slug":"stevens-dings-el-sayed-for-stumping-with-democrat-opposed-by-black-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stevens-dings-el-sayed-for-stumping-with-democrat-opposed-by-black-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Stevens dings el Sayed for stumping with Democrat opposed by black leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstevens-dings-el-sayed-for-stumping-with-democrat-opposed-by-black-leaders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2631365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Farmington, Michigan, Representative Haley Stevens criticized her primary opponent, Abdul el Sayed, for campaigning with William lawrence, a Democrat who made controversial comments questioning black leaders. stevens argued that Lawrence should be unendorsed and questioned his suitability for office. lawrence later called his comments &#8220;clumsy&#8221; and claimed his opponents took his words out of context. Teh political debate occurs amid increased involvement by the Congressional Black Caucus,which endorsed Stevens and advised against associating with Lawrence. Currently trailing in polls, el Sayed faces competition from other democratic candidates, with Lawrence gaining momentum despite targeted negative advertising. The Michigan primary is set for August 4,with the winner facing Republican Mike Rogers in a key Senate race in 2026. The race also features efforts to secure black voter support, with campaigns emphasizing endorsements and public support from prominent figures like Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FARMINGTON, Michigan \u2014<\/strong> Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4651069\/jim-clyburn-backs-haley-stevens-michigan-senate\/\">Haley Stevens<\/a> (D-MI) called on her primary opponent in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\">Michigan<\/a>\u2018s Senate race to withdraw his endorsement of William Lawrence, a progressive Democrat who drew backlash for unearthed comments questioning black leaders in Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe should totally not be campaigning with someone who\u2019s saying goofy and hurtful and painful things like that,\u201d Stevens said on Friday, dinging Abdul el Sayed, her rival in the Democratic primary, for agreeing to campaign with Lawrence in a Sunday rally.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4654022\/haley-stevens-michigan-abdul-el-sayed-william-lawrence-cbc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Haley Stevens dings Michigan Senate rival for stumping with Democrat opposed by black leaders<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4653847\/over-100-democrats-voted-to-end-aid-to-israel-theyve-received-nearly-11-million-from-aipac\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Over 100 Democrats voted to end aid to Israel. 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Its PAC endorsed Stevens on Friday and a week earlier <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBCPAC\/status\/2076060103606776141?s=20\">urged candidates not to affiliate with Lawrence<\/a>, who accused older black leaders of undermining the \u201cwhite Left\u201d with their support for \u201cestablishment\u201d politics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawrence has since <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WeWill2026\/status\/2076015931227250722?s=20\">called<\/a> the remarks, made on a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/surging-progressive-once-said-black-democratic-leaders-defang-the-white-left_n_6a51a01ae4b084b03f7f0f6d\/amp\">2024 episode of his podcast<\/a>, \u201cclumsy\u201d but accused his opponents of taking his words out of context.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe kind of crap that\u2019s being said by William Lawrence, it\u2019s not acceptable,\u201d Stevens told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> at a festival in the Detroit suburb of Farmington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know the guy, I don\u2019t like what I\u2019ve heard, and I stand by my brothers and sisters in the Congressional Black Caucus in saying that he should be unendorsed by Abdul, and he should really think twice about why he\u2019s running right now,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lawrence and el Sayed campaigns did not respond to a request for comment at time of publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are set to rally in Lansing on Sunday in an event headlined by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). The event, part of a barnstorm through Michigan, is meant to gin up progressive enthusiasm for el Sayed ahead of the Democratic primary on Aug. 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winner will face former Rep. Mike Rogers, the presumptive Republican nominee, in one of the marquee Senate races of the 2026 cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stevens\u2019s denunciation adds to the growing fight for black voter support in Michigan. Recent polling shows her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/democratic-primary\/2026\/michigan\">pulling ahead<\/a> of el Sayed, aided by tens of millions in outside spending. Her lead with black voters, in particular, is in the double digits, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/14\/michigan-senate-race-poll-democrats-abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-edge\/90907700007\/?gnt-cfr=1&#038;gca-cat=p&#038;gca-uir=true&#038;gca-epti=z116554p119350l118250c119350e1178xxv116554d--47--b--47--&#038;gca-ft=193&#038;gca-ds=sophi\">according to<\/a> a <em>Detroit News<\/em> survey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the airwaves, the two have sought to reach that demographic by praising black party leaders. The el Sayed campaign ran a TV ad earlier this month <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/host2.adimpact.com\/admo\/viewer\/8a599dbd-dea3-41b7-ae60-35adaba97262\">touting his support<\/a> for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Outside groups supporting Stevens, in turn, have run campaign ads emphasizing the positive words former President Barack Obama had for her in 2018, when she ran for her first term in the House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4652924\/abdul-el-sayed-conversation-chuck-schumer-michigan-senate-primary\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4652924\/abdul-el-sayed-conversation-chuck-schumer-michigan-senate-primary\/\">ABDUL EL SAYED SAYS HE\u2019LL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH SCHUMER \u2018AFTER I WIN\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawrence\u2019s race, for Michigan\u2019s 7th Congressional District, features two other Democratic competitors, both of whom are viewed as establishment-favored picks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawrence has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/michigan-us-house-7-polls-2026.html\">surged<\/a> in the polls, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ddayen\/status\/2075615395625738739?s=20\">prompting<\/a> a super PAC aligned with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to run negative ads against him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FARMINGTON, Michigan &#8211; Rep. 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