A major political controversy unfolds in Michigan's fiercely contested 2026 Senate race as Republican candidate Mike Rogers discusses Democrat Haley Stevens' decision to support him over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.Speaking to reporters after casting his ballot on Election Day, Rogers praised Stevens for putting what he described as “country over party.” He claimed she had voted Democratic down the ballot except in the Senate contest, where she believed the Democratic candidate was “too extreme for our state.”