{"id":1286,"date":"2026-07-17T10:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:49:29","slug":"haley-stevens-is-getting-flamed-online-will-it-matter-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1286","title":{"rendered":"Haley Stevens Is Getting Flamed Online. Will It Matter in Michigan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A <span><u>19-second video clip<\/u><\/span> of Rep. Haley Stevens \u2014 a stilted, clenched-fist pep talk with a gym-teacher affect \u2014 zinged across social media this week, triggering mockery from <span><u>Democrats<\/u><\/span> and <span><u>Republicans<\/u><\/span> of the Michigan congresswoman locked in a tight Senate primary.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1279\">As Maine Goes, So Go Incumbents Winning<\/a><\/p><p>And on Michigan voters\u2019 TVs this week, a pro-Stevens outside group funded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee dropped another ad slamming her opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, for his \u201csexist attacks\u201d on Stevens. That spot adds to the 10-to-1 advertising advantage for Stevens, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact.<\/p>\n<p>This split screen in the Michigan Senate primary \u2014 what\u2019s going viral online versus what\u2019s airing on voters\u2019 televisions \u2014 encapsulates much of what\u2019s defined Democratic Senate campaigns throughout 2026: debates over electability, virality, dark money spending and U.S.-Israel politics. That dynamic, now freshly injected with accusations of sexism, stands to define the closing weeks of Michigan\u2019s Senate primary, a must-win battleground state for Democrats.<\/p><p>Stevens\u2019 defenders accuse El-Sayed backers of attacking Stevens\u2019 appearance, voice and on-camera presence \u2014 of taking the \u201clow road,\u201d as Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan), who endorsed the congresswoman this week, put it to NOTUS. El-Sayed supporters said the discourse over Stevens\u2019 persona distracts from her actual policies and her support from AIPAC, one of the most divisive groups for Democratic primary voters.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Members of Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on.\" class=\"wp-image-1140\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a83d84194055dedfdd98b2e70239cb6c-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a83d84194055dedfdd98b2e70239cb6c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a83d84194055dedfdd98b2e70239cb6c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a83d84194055dedfdd98b2e70239cb6c.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<picture>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump Speech\" class=\"Image\" data-image-size=\"standardStory\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/d9b009f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8019x5346+119+0\/resize\/330x220!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2Fa2%2F4a92fbd544ebbd854f516934c8cf%2Fap26198041960720.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/d9b009f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8019x5346+119+0\/resize\/330x220!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2Fa2%2F4a92fbd544ebbd854f516934c8cf%2Fap26198041960720.jpg 1x,https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/32aa963\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8019x5346+119+0\/resize\/660x440!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2Fa2%2F4a92fbd544ebbd854f516934c8cf%2Fap26198041960720.jpg 2x,https:\/\/static.notus.org\/dims4\/default\/ece320e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8019x5346+119+0\/resize\/990x660!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-aji.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F84%2Fa2%2F4a92fbd544ebbd854f516934c8cf%2Fap26198041960720.jpg 3x\" width=\"330\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Trump Demands New Probes and Charges Based on Info That\u2019s Anything but New\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks alongside President Donald Trump\" class=\"wp-image-1260\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e6799e27d142ca1327984ca5569eb4cb-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e6799e27d142ca1327984ca5569eb4cb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e6799e27d142ca1327984ca5569eb4cb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e6799e27d142ca1327984ca5569eb4cb.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Trump Administration Cuts Off Health Care Research Grants Without Warning\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Late Night Hype DC\" class=\"wp-image-1285\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2233856490399d93b7cdb71e244b397e-768x599.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2233856490399d93b7cdb71e244b397e-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2233856490399d93b7cdb71e244b397e-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2233856490399d93b7cdb71e244b397e.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      In an Age of \u2018Takeovers,\u2019 D.C. Gives Teens Another Place to Party\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI think that we should bring the conversation back to the more substantive issues,\u201d said Emily Dievendorf, a Michigan state representative who endorsed El-Sayed. \u201c[Including] how much funding is being thrown into the race in order to spread misinformation and frankly lead people on wild goose chases.\u201d<\/p><p>Democratic operatives and strategists, in Washington and Michigan, argue two things can both be true \u2014 that there can be a sexist streak in the campaign chatter and that Stevens can be a flawed candidate. Amanda Litman, a co-founder of the progressive recruitment group Run for Something, said that while the criticism of Stevens is \u201cabsolutely sexist,\u201d she\u2019s also \u201ca bad candidate, both on camera and for her position on Israel.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cThe need to be telegenic, while always important, is even more so now, and because the world is sexist, women pay a higher cost for that,\u201d Litman said. \u201cYou have to meet the reality of what is the most effective communication, and that\u2019s video. Is she the most effective communicator? The answer is no.\u201d<\/p><p>Judging a candidate\u2019s electability remains a Democratic Party obsession, one that\u2019s inextricably woven with preexisting biases around sexism and racism. In 2020, <span><u>Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota<\/u><\/span> and <span><u>Kamala Harris of California<\/u><\/span> called out sexism during the Democratic presidential primary, arguing it clouded how pundits viewed the electability of the women in the race. Those arguments <span><u>have only gotten louder since Harris\u2019 loss in 2024<\/u><\/span>, ahead of the 2028 presidential campaign that could see <span><u>fewer women run<\/u><\/span>. And they\u2019ve become a flashpoint this year after Graham Platner, who was <span><u>accused of sexual assault<\/u><\/span>, dropped his Senate bid in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Stevens spokesman Arik Wolk said \u201cHaley\u2019s been clear from Day One that she will run through anyone or anything to fight for Michigan and stand up to Donald Trump. Haley is leading with actual Michigan voters because she is focused on their concerns, not chasing likes on the Internet.\u201d<\/p><p>In Michigan, El-Sayed has come under fire for his comments about his female opponents. Earlier this month, he <span><u>told Semafor<\/u><\/span> that Stevens\u2019 backers should \u201cteach her how to string together two coherent sentences.\u201d He said state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out of the primary earlier this month, \u201cdoesn\u2019t quite understand\u201d some basic health care policy. And the AIPAC-backed TV ads litigate El-Sayed\u2019s <span><u>comments<\/u><\/span> about former first lady Michelle Obama and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.<\/p><p>\u201cA campaign that said their woman opponent can\u2019t string two sentences together may want to consider cooling charges of sexism by pushing back against those attacks, not sitting silently by,\u201d said Neera Tanden, the president of Center for American Progress and a friend of Stevens\u2019 who has worked with her in the past.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1275\">Where Republicans\u2019 Cuts to Medicaid Could Cost Them<\/a><\/p><p>But El-Sayed\u2019s team has pushed that he is the better option, sending a memo Thursday pointing to fundraising success and favorable polling.<\/p><p>\u201cBetween the massive amounts of outside spending by corporate billionaires, AIPAC, and Trump donors and a barren ground game, Haley seems to be content letting corporations buy the election for her \u2014 a clear sign that she\u2019d struggle to engage voters in a general election matchup,\u201d the memo said.<\/p><p>In a statement in response to questions about the dynamics of the race, El-Sayed spokesperson Sophie Pollock kept the focus on health care and the \u201cfight to keep our tax dollars here in Michigan,\u201d saying the campaign is building \u201ca 10,000 volunteer strong movement on a vision for a future where working people come first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed has leaned into cheeky, viral videos of his own. He\u2019s <span><u>biking<\/u><\/span>, <span><u>lip-syncing<\/u><\/span> and <span><u>weight-lifting<\/u><\/span>. There\u2019s a strategy to El-Sayed\u2019s omnipresence online, which reflects aspects of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s digital-savvy campaign that\u2019s inspired progressive candidates nationally. El-Sayed \u201creally needs people under 40 to vote in much higher numbers, and they\u2019re most likely to be online,\u201d said Adrian Hemond, a Democratic strategist in Michigan who is not working on the Senate primary.<\/p><p>\u201cTo be extremely online has two targets: One is getting small-dollar donors outside of Michigan, and two, he needs extremely online elder millennials and Gen Z to vote for him, and that\u2019s a tough nut to crack,\u201d Hemond said. \u201cStevens can afford to be less online and be focused on the median Democratic primary voter, which is a Black woman in her 60s who is sitting in a church pew.\u201d<\/p><p>Stevens hasn\u2019t leaned heavily into in-person rallies and has largely left her communications to TV ads. One on heavy rotation includes a clip of former President Barack Obama, praising Stevens\u2019 work inside his administration. El-Sayed, meanwhile, is hosting Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) this weekend.<\/p><p>That may work for Stevens in the end. The Detroit News <span><u>released a poll<\/u><\/span> this week finding Stevens with a 7-point lead over El-Sayed. She\u2019s polling particularly well among Black voters in the state. But <span><u>other public polling<\/u><\/span> has shown El-Sayed with a single-digit lead.<\/p><p>It\u2019s also not clear whether the social media attacks on Stevens\u2019 appearance are breaking through with actual voters on the ground.<\/p><p>Michigan, like Texas and Maine, may be suffering from the \u201conline fog of war,\u201d said Kyle Tharp, a Democratic researcher who writes about online politics for his newsletter, Chaotic Era.<\/p><p>\u201cThe online discourse about Abdul has been dominated by manufactured outrage around Hasan Piker, a streamer that has a relatively small audience nationally and even fewer viewers in Michigan,\u201d Tharp said. \u201cThe online discourse about Stevens has been almost exclusively about her admittedly massive AIPAC funding and personal attacks on her accent and appearance. Both are things that have little to do with normie voters\u2019 primary concerns.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1271\">SpaceX Is House Members\u2019 Hot New Stock Pick<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Senate primary is turning personal. \u201cI think that we should bring the conversation back to the more substantive issues,\u201d said an El-Sayed backer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2026-election"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Haley Stevens Is Getting Flamed Online. 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