I asked Stevens about these remarks today in Detroit:
“My campaign is a diverse and multicultural best of Michigan coalition, and those views are certainly not my views,” she said.
She added she has “repeatedly stood up for and defended our vibrant Muslim American community”
I asked Stevens about these remarks today in Detroit:
“My campaign is a diverse and multicultural best of Michigan coalition, and those views are certainly not my views,” she said.
She added she has “repeatedly stood up for and defended our vibrant Muslim American community”
@TheTayHale 100%, and while the campaign condemned her comment, I think she needs to decline this person's endorsement and comment herself on this situation.
@TheTayHale@HaleyforMI But, I do want to note that Hasan Piker said America deserved 9/11, and when asked to condemn it, Abdul did not do so and continued to actively campaign with Piker.
So, there's that. I can ask the exact same question about El-Sayed.
Oh, I'm not moving any goalposts. Abdul El-Sayed has all this talk about outside spending being awful—but there's outside spending for him and outside spending for his endorsed candidates...and he doesn't condemn it.
It's only bad when moderates have outside spending, according to him.
@traumaqueenxoxo@Sekhmara@HaleyforMI@gretchenwhitmer@JoeTate313 Oh, of course, and terrible comments are bad no matter who they come from. I suppose the difference between Abdul and Haley is that her campaign condemned those remarks she made and Abdul did not condemn Piker's comments that America deserved 9/11 when asked to.
@ChiefLinwoodAYE What the fuck kind of logic is that? You and Haley Stevens will agree on 80% of issues. You and Mike Rogers? Maybe 0%.
It makes no sense why you would ever elect a republican over any democrat.
Are you even a democrat?
The young people who are fired up were always going to vote in the primary, it’s about expanding that coalition.
Colleges are out of session, so your college town presence is diminished significantly—not just college towns, but commuter schools.
Most young people don’t care about primaries, don’t know what a primary is, and only vote during the general election season if they vote at all.
Update — Stevens spokesperson Arik Wolk tells me:
“Haley disagrees with and disavows this comment. Her campaign is about bringing Michiganders together, not dividing them.”