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Rogers welcomes Stevens after El-Sayed withdraws campaign invitation

FOX 2 Detroit's report captures an invitation that preceded Stevens' endorsement of the Republican in Michigan's Senate race.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 55,917 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (2,006).

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0:34Amiri says El-Sayed withdrew Stevens' campaign invitation to avoid distractions and keep attention on the race.
1:10Rogers welcomes Stevens to his campaign trail and criticizes the decision to disinvite her.
1:47At this stage of the story, Amiri reports that Stevens still publicly supports El-Sayed.
2:42The discussion contrasts the party dispute with El-Sayed's focus on grocery and gas prices.

"She would be welcome to do that," Mike Rogers says, offering Haley Stevens a place on his campaign trail after Democrat Abdul El-Sayed withdrew her invitation to a campaign stop.

That exchange anchors FOX 2 Detroit's "You Decide: Countdown to election; Rift forms in Democratic party," which has drawn about 60,000 views, far beyond the station's usual start for a report of this length.

Reporting from Sterling Heights, Camille Amiri explains that El-Sayed wanted to avoid distractions and keep attention on the issues. Stevens had lost the Democratic Senate nomination to him in the primary. Rogers, the Republican nominee, describes the decision to disinvite her as rude and says he would welcome her participation in his campaign.

The report captures a position that subsequently changed: Amiri says Stevens still publicly supports El-Sayed. In later coverage, FOX 2 reports that Stevens endorsed Rogers instead. The station also posted "Abdul El-Sayed: I don't think about Haley Stevens," describing his response to the endorsement as an effort to move attention back to the race's issues.

The original segment closes by contrasting the dispute with El-Sayed's emphasis on grocery and gas prices. FOX 2's follow-up coverage includes interviews with Michigan Democratic Party chair Curtis Hertel Jr. and Republican communications director Ted Goodman about Stevens' decision.

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