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El-Sayed asks Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events

Days before Michigan's Senate vote, Stevens demanded an apology over El-Sayed's remarks on Israel and a condemnation of a PAC ad. El-Sayed said she was relitigating the primary.

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Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Michigan.[1] Haley Stevens lost to him in the Democratic primary.[2] Four days before the Senate election, their dispute broke open again.[3] How it reopened The feud appeared settled on Thursday night, 29 October.[4] Tensions rose again on Friday evening.[4] Stevens had agreed to appear with El-Sayed at an event on Sunday.[5] El-Sayed then asked Stevens to stay away from all of his remaining campaign events.[6] Her side Stevens demanded that El-Sayed apologise for comments he made about Israel.[7] The New York Times reported the same demand.[8] She also demanded that he condemn an ad by an outside political action committee, which she called antisemitic.[9] Stevens said she will vote for El-Sayed.[10] Her fiancé, Jason Turkish, said he will vote for the Republican, Mike Rogers.[11] His side El-Sayed said Stevens is intent on relitigating a primary that is over.[12] The Times quoted him making the same point.[13] His campaign said it has no affiliation with the ad, which was made by Rebellion PAC.[14] El-Sayed said he does not agree with the contents of the ad.[15] Where it stands El-Sayed and Rogers were each to appear in interviews on 60 Minutes that Sunday.[16] The reports in this set were filed before the vote and do not give the result. CBS News and the Times report the same demands from Stevens and the same reply from El-Sayed.[8][13] Each side states its case in plain terms. Stevens wants an apology and a condemnation of the ad.[7][9] El-Sayed says the primary is over and the ad is not his.[12][14]
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  1. Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for US Senate from Michigan. · bostonglobe.com
  2. Haley Stevens lost to Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary. · bostonglobe.com
  3. The Michigan Senate election was four days away at article publication. · bostonglobe.com
  4. Michigan Democratic feuds appeared resolved Thursday night before tensions rose Friday evening. · bostonglobe.com
  5. Haley Stevens had agreed to appear with Abdul El-Sayed at a Sunday event. · bostonglobe.com
  6. Abdul El-Sayed asked Haley Stevens to stay away from all remaining Michigan Senate campaign events. · cbsnews.comUnited States
  7. Haley Stevens demanded Abdul El-Sayed apologize for comments he made about Israel. · cbsnews.comUnited States
  8. Haley Stevens demanded an apology from Abdul El-Sayed for comments about Israel. · bostonglobe.com
  9. Haley Stevens demanded Abdul El-Sayed condemn an outside PAC ad she called antisemitic. · cbsnews.comUnited States
  10. Haley Stevens stated she will vote for Abdul El-Sayed. · cbsnews.comUnited States
  11. Jason Turkish, Haley Stevens' fiancé, said he will vote for Mike Rogers. · cbsnews.comUnited States
  12. Abdul El-Sayed said Haley Stevens is intent on relitigating their ended primary. · cbsnews.comUnited States
  13. Abdul El-Sayed stated Haley Stevens was relitigating the concluded primary race. · bostonglobe.com
  14. El-Sayed's campaign stated it has no affiliation with the Rebellion PAC ad. · cbsnews.comUnited States
  15. Abdul El-Sayed said he does not agree with the contents of the Rebellion PAC ad. · cbsnews.comUnited States
  16. 60 Minutes will air exclusive interviews with El-Sayed and Rogers that Sunday. · cbsnews.comUnited States
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