Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.2.26: Haley Stevens faces swift backlash in Michigan

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

* In Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens’ original plan was to campaign in Detroit on Sunday with Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated her in the Democratic primary and whose candidacy she had already endorsed. The congresswoman instead shocked much of the political world and endorsed the Republican nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers, whom she had previously condemned.

Though Stevens soon after told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that she “absolutely” wants Democrats to regain a majority in the Senate — an odd thing to say, given that control of the Senate might very well hinge on the Michigan race — she failed entirely to curb the backlash, which included the resignations of much of her congressional staff, including her longtime chief of staff, and the chair of the Michigan Democratic Party declaring that Stevens “is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future.”

While some House Democrats want to go even further to punish Stevens, and El-Sayed enjoys an eleventh-hour fundraising boost, the congresswoman did not rally behind the favorite in the Senate race: The final poll from The New York Times and Siena University showed El-Sayed leading Rogers, 53% to 42%.

* In Texas’ U.S. Senate race, the final New York Times/Siena poll found Democratic state Rep. James Talarico leading Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton, 50% to 43%.

* In Maine’s U.S. Senate race, the final New York Times/Siena poll found Democratic nominee Troy Jackson leading incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, 51% to 45%.

* In Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, the final New York Times/Siena poll found former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown ahead of Republican Sen. Jon Husted, 49% to 44%.

* In Kansas’ U.S. Senate race, the final New York Times/Siena poll found the Rev. Adam Hamilton, the Democratic nominee, leading Republican Sen. Roger Marshall by the same margin, 49% to 44%.

* In Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, the final New York Times/Siena poll found the Democratic candidate, former Rep. Mary Peltola, narrowly leading Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, 48% to 46%.

* In Iowa’s U.S. Senate race, the final New York Times/Siena poll found Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek leading Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson by the narrowest of margins, 48% to 47%.

* The polling wasn’t all bad news for Republicans, however: In Nebraska, the final New York Times/Siena poll showed Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts with a 6-point advantage over independent Dan Osborn, 49% to 43%, while Gov. Jim Pillen leads Democrat Lynne Walz, 53% to 40%.

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