Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed yesterday in a stunning development in the battleground race.
\n\nPresident Donald Trump held the final rally of a 28-stop midterm blitz yesterday in Kansas. Jacquelyn Martin / AP
\n\nMichigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed raised more than $2.4 million yesterday, in what his campaign said was its largest single-day haul.
\n\nMore than 65,000 donors gave an average of about $36, the campaign said, and more than 29,000 people gave for the first time. The influx came as Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., El-Sayed's Democratic primary opponent, endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in the race yesterday.
\n\nEl-Sayed campaign spokesperson Cole Wozniak said in a statement that the fundraising haul "is a testament to the excitement that Abdul's movement has inspired in the hearts of Michiganders — and a rejection of the status quo politics that's left Michigan behind for too long."
\n\nHe added that the haul will ensure that El-Sayed's message "reaches every Michigander in every corner of the state during this critical final stretch."
\n\nThe battle for the Senate majority is coming down to the wire, with states that have long favored the GOP holding the…
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