Current sectionU.S. NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeU.S. Rep. Haley Stevens speaks with supporters at a canvass launch on July 29, 2026 in Okemos, Michigan. The people pictured are not affiliated with the story. Credit: Getty Images via AFP/BILL PUGLIANOMany are now asking if they can stomach voting for El-Sayed in November or if their vote is most valuable toward the previously unthinkable – electing presumed Republican nominee Mike RogersEtan Nechin West Bloomfield, Michigan11:39 PM • August 01 2026 IDTOn a Friday at Soul Café, a kosher restaurant and popular hangout for West Bloomfield's Jewish community, Zach Nessel is gearing up for a weekend of canvassing for Rep. Haley Stevens.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:AIPACDemocratic PartyJews in AmericaU.S. electionsAntisemitismRepublican PartyIsrael-PalestineCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuU.S.-IranGaza DealLebanon Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Massacre That Changed an Entire Documentary on Druze in the Golan HeightsOff-duty IDF Soldier Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting Palestinian ChildIDF Reservist Dies by Suicide in Third Such Case in Past WeekReport: Netanyahu Blocked Lindsey Graham's Request to Send Iron Dome to UkraineReport: U.S. Lacks Forces to Defend Israel From Iranian Missiles, General WarnsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts
As Stevens falters, Michigan Jews ponder their place in the Democratic Party
Many are now asking if they can stomach voting for El-Sayed in November or if their vote is most valuable toward the previously unthinkable – electing presumed Republican nominee Mike Rogers















