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Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in hotly contested Michigan Senate race

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in the congresswoman’s tight Senate primary in Michigan against former public health official Abdul el Sayed. Stevens and el Sayed are locked in a neck-and-neck primary to see who will vie to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) in...

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What happened Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in hotly contested Michigan Senate race.
The headline split Washington Examiner - News frames it as "Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in hotly contested Michigan Senate race". Twitchy frames it as "Whitmer Endorses Haley Stevens in MI Senate Primary... Hamas Caucus Hardest Hit".
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Washington Examiner - NewsNews report · Jul 24, 10:32 PM

Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in hotly contested Michigan Senate race

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in the congresswoman’s tight Senate primary in Michigan against former public health official Abdul el Sayed. Stevens and el...

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Fox News PoliticsNews report · Jul 25, 1:55 AM

Gretchen Whitmer endorses moderate Haley Stevens in tight upcoming Senate primary

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Gretchen Whitmer backed Haley Stevens over Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary as early voting begins, setting up a key Democratic clash.

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BreitbartNews report · Jul 25, 12:26 AM

Whitmer Backs Stevens to Stop Far-Left El-Sayed Days Before Michigan Vote

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) on Friday in the state's contentious Democrat Senate primary, lending the party's biggest name to the moderate congress...

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TownhallNews report · Jul 25, 12:00 AM

Whitmer Endorses Stevens Over Socialist El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Primary

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TwitchyNews report · Jul 24, 10:30 PM

Whitmer Endorses Haley Stevens in MI Senate Primary... Hamas Caucus Hardest Hit

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NY Post PoliticsNews report · Jul 24, 10:14 PM

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens ahead of key Democratic Senate primary

“As governor, I've had one strategy: get things done,” Whitmer said in a video shared by Stevens on X. “That strategy informs everything that I do, and that's why I'm endorsing Haley Steven...

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