From the Left · Read · October 31, 2026
Oct 30 ยท Rep. Haley Stevens demands that Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologize over remarks on Israel, and his campaign asks her to stay away from its final events before Tuesday's election
CBS News: Abdul El-Sayed campaign asks Haley Stevens not to attend final campaign events for Michigan Senate
Grade C (70/100). CBS reports Stevens' demands, El-Sayed's reply and the request that she skip his final events.
C: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number and uses loaded words.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): the stay-away request rests on 'two sources familiar with the matter' and an earlier Politico report
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): 'the far-right podcaster and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson' (label in the outlet's own voice)
Splits: CBS reports Stevens' demands, El-Sayed's reply and the request that she skip his final events.
Same story: Newsweek, New York Post
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