Democrat supports Republican in Michigan and splits Senate race, says Fox Business
According to Dana Perino, Representative Haley Stevens' support for Mike Rogers against Abdul El-Sayed is extreme, but courageous. The presenter says she made a mistake when giving an interview to CNN.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM FOX BUSINESS · 2 MIN
Michigan Democratic Representative Haley Stevens has decided to support Republican Mike Rogers in the Senate race, against fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. The gesture opened a dilemma within the party in the state, according to presenter Dana Perino, who commented on the case on the Fox Business program Fox & Friends.
In Perino's opinion, endorsing one's own party's opponent is an extreme attitude, but also courageous. She stated that Stevens lost by just 1 point to El-Sayed and that she tried to take the campaign to black voters, who, according to the presenter, neither listened nor wanted her.
The presenter also criticized the choice of channel. For Perino, the deputy made a communication error when giving an interview to CNN. She argued that more Democrats watch Fox and that if the goal is to help Rogers win, Stevens should have talked to the network. Perino said the interview would be tough but fair, and that the congresswoman is welcome in America's Newsroom.
Anti-Semitism at the center of the campaign
The topic that dominates the debate is anti-Semitism. Presenter Ainsley Earhardt stated that, in an interview with the program 60 Minutes, El-Sayed was unable to deal with questions about the subject. According to him, the candidate did not say that Israel has the right to exist without imposing conditions.
Perino also cited the case of a Jewish influencer attacked at the University of Michigan. She described her as serene and dignified and said there are young people like her, but also like her attacker. Ainsley added that El-Sayed doesn't want Stevens in his campaign, but does want Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.
Electoral arithmetic
Perino recalled that Rogers ran for the previous seat against Elissa Slotkin and lost by 19,000 votes. In such a hotly contested state, he said, the margin is short. She mentioned a group of 75,000 voters in Michigan and asked whether they will vote for Rogers, leave the ballot blank or reject Stevens. The presenter herself did not respond.
For Perino, El-Sayed needs all voters to go to the polls. She said that the candidate appeared sour and acidic when reacting, the day before, to journalists who wanted to ask about the biggest news of the midterm campaign. According to her, he said it was not allowed to ask about the topic.
The program did not deal with economic policy, interest rates or markets. For investors, the case is interesting as an indicator of a tight dispute in Michigan, the result of which could influence the composition of the Senate, a variable that is usually closely monitored by the market. The analyzes above are those of the presenter and do not reflect the position of The X-Trader News.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
