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Stevens' chief of staff resigns after Rogers endorsement, MS NOW reports

Way Too Early adds staff departures to the fallout from the Michigan Democrat's decision to back her party's Republican opponent.

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STAFF EXODUS: Haley Stevens' chief of staff and more resign after Rogers endorsement

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0:57Stevens explains her Republican endorsement while saying she still loves the Democratic Party.
1:34El-Sayed dismisses the endorsement as a distraction and redirects attention to families' everyday concerns.
2:02Vitali reports that Stevens' chief of staff and multiple staffers resigned over the endorsement.
2:46Woodall examines Democratic divisions and the endorsement's possible impact on Michigan's Senate race.
5:43Coverage shifts to Trump's closing rallies, including his appeal for supporters to vote.
8:16Vitali cites reporting that Marshall released his defensive Kansas campaign ad against his aides' advice.

The consequences have reached Haley Stevens' own office. Her chief of staff and multiple other staffers have resigned over her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers, Ali Vitali reports on MS NOW's Way Too Early.

That is a concrete development beyond the arguments over whether the endorsement will change Michigan's Senate result. Stevens lost the Democratic nomination to Abdul El-Sayed, then backed the Republican running against him. This segment turns from reactions elsewhere in the party to departures among the people working closest to her.

In footage of Stevens speaking to reporters, she describes her choice as limited to this election: "It's my personal and private decision. I still love the party." She also cites El-Sayed's association with Hasan Piker as a reason for withholding her support.

El-Sayed's response redirects attention to household concerns rather than his former primary opponent. "At the end of the day, I actually don't think about Haley Stevens," he says in the selected footage.

Political reporter Hunter Woodall joins Vitali to examine the divide between moderate and progressive Democrats and what the endorsement could mean in a close race. The resignations are reported just after the two-minute mark, before that discussion begins.

The upload has drawn about 439,000 views in its first six hours. It extends beyond Michigan, moving on to Donald Trump's final campaign rallies and Roger Marshall's decision to release a defensive campaign ad in Kansas.

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