CNN: Haley Stevens Has “Advantage” with Black Voters Because “Personal Connections” & Record as a “Fighter” for Michigan; “Clearly Against” Abdul

“Many people — including those who are not active in politics — said they’d met Stevens not just once, but several times.”

“The word Black voters most frequently used to describe Stevens in interviews with CNN was ‘fighter.’”

Former Lathrup Village Mayor Kelly Garrett: “The person you saw on stage is the person you see at home, and is the person you see out. That’s who Haley is. There is no different person. And if she sounds like she has a twang, I’m down with it.”

MI Voter Demetria Card: Haley is “the voice of the people”

DETROIT, MI – Today, new reporting from CNN highlighted Haley’s strength with Black voters and her long-standing “personal connections” and “energy” with Black voters, thanks to her record as a “fighter” who has “consistently shown up for her community” and her ability to serve as a “voice of the people.”

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But El-Sayed’s more moderate opponent in the August 4 primary, four-term Rep. Haley Stevens, has come to Nix’s house during previous congressional campaigns, spoken with him and put a sign in his yard. “That’s my girl,” he told CNN.
“I’m a big pro-Obama person and you’re dogging his wife,” Nix said of his concerns. He told El-Sayed he wanted to know “what the hell is going on.”
Black voters make up about one-fifth of the state’s Democratic primary electorate, and they have a history of overwhelmingly backing the more moderate candidate in similar ideological battles in Michigan.
Other voters said Stevens, a White woman, has been an extremely active presence in their communities since being elected to Congress in the Democratic wave of 2018. More pointed to her role working on President Barack Obama’s task force that rescued the automotive industry — the economic driver of southeastern Michigan.
“She was on the team that helped save our state when Obama was president. She was right there on the forefront,” said Kathie House Vinson, a retired college administrator who lives in Detroit.
Stevens, when asked about her Black support, pointed to her efforts to secure investments in infrastructure and Black-owned businesses, as well as support for Michigan’s manufacturing sector.
Demetria Card, a 68-year-old Pontiac housewife, said she is “not progressive really at all,” and thinks Stevens is “the voice of the people.”
Card’s daughter, 45-year-old Natasha Bartley, an information technology student in Novi, said she is backing Stevens because she’s consistently shown up for her community.
The word Black voters most frequently used to describe Stevens in interviews with CNN was “fighter.” Those who had met her said she came across as more genuine than most politicians.
In Detroit and Pontiac, many people — including those who are not active in politics — said they’d met Stevens not just once, but several times.
Garrett said she got to know Stevens when the congresswoman called her after Garrett’s 21-year-old son died from sickle cell anemia in 2021. About a month later, she said she was surprised when she received a package from Stevens’ office containing a flag that flew over the US Capitol.
At the Soul Day Festival, Anita Moncrease, a 70-year-old retired physician in Southfield, said she’d met Stevens in Washington during a group trip to discuss health care issues. She said she backed Stevens.
“I like the energy and I like the availability,” Moncrease said of Stevens. “It’s the little things that make the difference.”