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Slate: Haley Stevens said she would endorse and campaign for Abdul El-Sayed if she lost her primary
“Absolutely—I am on the team, I am so proud to be on the team.”
“You know, Mike Rogers wants to rubber-stamp Donald Trump. I’m going to do everything I can.
DSCC sending $40 million to 10 states for the ground game & staff: North Carolina, Maine, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Georgia, and New Hampshire.
Not on advertising. Field offices & staff.
This is the way.
https://www.dscc.org/article/what-theyre-saying-dsccs-40-million-win-the-senate-program-puts-democrats-on-offense-across-an-expanded-battleground-map/