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El-Sayed supporters put policy before Stevens' Republican endorsement

CNN's Brian Todd asks voters waiting at an Ypsilanti campaign event whether Haley Stevens' backing of Mike Rogers changes their support.

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El-Sayed supporters react to Stevens' switch

"It disappointed me, but it didn't surprise me," a man waiting outside Abdul El-Sayed's campaign event tells CNN's Brian Todd. Around him, supporters give variations on the same answer: Haley Stevens' endorsement has not changed their choice.

Todd reports from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, where a long line has formed for a get-out-the-vote event. Democratic Rep. Stevens, who lost the Senate primary to El-Sayed, has endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers. The question Todd puts to attendees is whether that decision carries any weight with them.

One woman says their grassroots support rests on El-Sayed's policies, not on politicians' endorsements. Another answers directly: "It didn't affect me. It didn't, no."

The Short, titled "El-Sayed supporters react to Stevens' switch", reached about 668,000 views in seven hours, already far beyond CNN's usual full-day audience for Shorts. It sits alongside several widely watched CNN reports on the endorsement, including Anderson Cooper's questioning of Stevens and coverage of resignations from her staff.

These interviews offer a view from El-Sayed's event, not a cross-section of Michigan voters. Todd also asks whether Stevens could sway people outside that committed group. The first woman allows that the endorsement might influence some voters attached to Stevens, while arguing that those choosing on policy are unlikely to move.

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The facts

Channel: CNN
Subscribers: 20,000,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 150,683,306
Channel views, pace per day: 37,882,246 (on a normal day: 19,039,677)
Video published: November 2, 2026
Video views so far: 667,955 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 1,481,206

The numbers

The supporter interviews drew an unusually large early audience for a CNN Short. Several other reports on Stevens' endorsement also attracted strong viewing.

the video's first day

usual first day here

52,668

this video

1,481,206

subscribers

20,000,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

22,249,158,957

views per day

37,882,246