Rep. Jim Clyburn’s (D-SC) office pushed back Saturday after Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign reportedly sought to keep Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) away from his events, saying she remained invited to a Sunday church appearance in Detroit.
\n\n“This is not Abdul’s event,” Clyburn adviser Antjuan Seawright told the New York Times. “The invitation still stands.”
\n\nClyburn and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) had worked to bring the two together after days of public disagreements over Israel and antisemitism.
\n\nEl-Sayed’s campaign reportedly told Stevens to stay away from its remaining events, according to the New York Times and Politico.
\n\nSeawright also told the Wall Street Journal that both Democrats remained welcome and that Clyburn was concentrating on turning out voters rather than taking sides in their dispute.
\n\nClyburn himself told the Times on Saturday that he did not know whether Stevens would attend.
\n\nThe disagreement comes as El-Sayed faces Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in a closely contested Senate race. Reuters reported that the campaign’s request risked extending divisions within the party just days before an election that could help decide control of the Senate.
\n\nStevens narrowly lost the August primary to El-Sayed and endorsed him afterward. They appeared together…
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