00:00on topic because just one day before the critical senate election in michigan a high profile
00:06democratic endorsement of a republican candidate has ignited major controversy
00:10within the party our correspondent dan albright brings us the details
00:17yeah explosive news out of michigan just two days before the election
00:21self-champion zionist democrat haley stevens who narrowly lost the senate primary to abdul
00:28el sayed endorsed republican mike rogers an extraordinary defection in a race that could
00:34decide control of the senate is israel behind her move we'll get to that democrats nationally
00:41condemned her decision party leaders reaffirmed support for el sayed michigan's democratic chair
00:47effectively expelled stevens from the party and several several of her staff members resigned
00:54before her joint press conference with rogers was even over a heckler shouted quote haley's a
01:01traitor haley stevens is a traitor stevens then abruptly left beyond haley's ego the rupture is
01:09entirely over support for israel former michigan governor jim blanchard told gongwer news service
01:15he had urged stevens to remain a team player her fiance jason turkish who endorsed rogers last week over
01:22israel israel who was there with blanchard and stevens said quote everyone is disappointed in you they
01:28did everything they could to help you and then immediately after you lose the primary you endorse
01:34him a pack an affiliated group spent nearly 30 million dollars backing stevens in the primary their
01:43largest ever investment in one race and she lost and get this drop site now reports that two people
01:50working on rogers campaign are simultaneously registered foreign agents for the israeli
01:56government you can't make this stuff up both staffers stood behind stevens during the press conference
02:02the israel rift in the democratic party has now exploded as israel's u.s-backed genocide continues
02:09with many democrats still unflinching in their support and it now may cost them a seat that decides senate
02:15control two days to go but in the weeks and months after the election and in the years of reflection
02:24expect this question of compromised u.s sovereignty to come further into light
02:29from boston dan albright tell us or back to you
02:34i'm from boston we go to washington now to continue talking about u.s midterm elections
