加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森（民主党）周日表示，密歇根州联邦众议员海莉·史蒂文斯（民主党-密歇根州）背书密歇根州联邦参议员候选人迈克·罗杰斯（共和党）而非民主党人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德的做法是“非最优选择”。纽森在接受2WAY与《国会山报》及NewsNation合作制作的“Decision Desk ’26 Midterm Preview”节目采访时，被问及这一临门一脚的背书。他称之为“某种程度的‘十月惊奇’”，发生在11月1日。
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Sunday said Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D-Mich.) endorsement of Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R) over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was “sub-optimal.”Newsom spoke on “Decision Desk ’26 Midterm Preview” for an interview with 2WAY in collaboration with The Hill and NewsNation, where he was asked about the late endorsement. He called it an “October surprise of sorts” happening on Nov. 1.
“除她在视频中所述之外，我不够了解究竟是什么促使她做出该决定，她当然有权这么做，我不会以此为由谴责她，”纽森说。“我不同意她的做法，并已明确表达了这一点……““正如我所说，从各方面来看这都是非最优选择，这给了你和你的同行们一个机会，坦白说，就这场选举而言，这大概就是你们拥有的全部筹码了，”他补充道。“因为那边的声势一直相当、相当微弱。一直很艰难。”
“I don’t know enough about what ultimately led her to make that decision outside of what she said in that video, and she certainly has the right to do that, and I don’t condemn her on that basis,” Newsom said. “I don’t agree with her and made that point clear…”“As I said, this was sub-optimal in every way, shape or form, and it’s an opportunity for you and your colleagues, and it’s about all you’ve got, with respect, in terms of this election,” he added. “Because it’s been pretty, pretty thin out there. It has been tough.”
纽森表示，他不存在“先党后国”还是“先国后党”的双重标准，“这也是我不谴责她言论的原因”。“那是她的判断，是她的决定。困难的是，你知道的，拉里，她一夜之间来了个180度大转弯。所以那背后肯定还有别的原因，”纽森对保守派评论员拉里·奥康纳说道。
Newsom said he didn’t have a double-standard for placing party over country or vice versa, “that’s why I’m not condemning her statement.”“That’s her judgment, it was her determination. What’s difficult, and you know this Larry, she went 180 degrees overnight. So something else was going on there,” Newsom told conservative commentator Larry O’Connor.
这位加州民主党人指出，这一事件“正是共和党希望人们进行的讨论”，并说史蒂文斯“成功地让自己偏离了焦点”。
The California Democrat noted that this incident was “exactly the conversation” Republicans want people to have, and he said Stevens was “successful in taking her eye off the ball.”
“这就是我理解党领导层为何谴责此事并试图团结阵线的原因，”他继续说道。“在一场至关重要的竞选中，这个时刻——我们回过头来看，这可能就是那个决定性时刻。”据知情人士透露，史蒂文斯原定与埃尔-赛义德共同出席一场竞选活动，但埃尔-赛义德将她从活动中除名后，她转而背书罗杰斯。在中期选举前两天的周日，史蒂文斯与罗杰斯一同现身教堂，以示支持。
“And that’s why I understand party leadership condemning it and try to unify it,” he continued. “This moment on a critically important race –– we can look back and this may be that decisive moment.”Stevens endorsed Rogers after she was due to attend a campaign event with El-Sayed before he dropped her from the event, according to sources familiar with the matter. Stevens appeared with Rogers at church Sunday to show her support two days before the midterm election.
两名民主党人展开了一场激烈的初选对决，最终埃尔-赛义德以微弱优势获胜。两位候选人代表了民主党内部的分歧，双方在美对以支持问题上存在分歧，背景是以色列在加沙地带长达数年的军事行动。
The two Democrats faced-off in a bitter primary battle that ended with a narrow victory for El-Sayed. The two represented the divide within the Democratic Party, as both candidates differed over U.S. support for Israel after its years-long military campaign in Gaza.
共和党迅速赞扬了史蒂文斯的背书，共和党全国委员会（RNC）表示密歇根州选民“应该予以关注”，并将建立“获胜联盟”归功于罗杰斯，该联盟包括民主党人。
Republicans were swift to praise Stevens for her endorsement, with the Republican National Committee (RNC) saying Michiganders “should take notice” and credited Rogers for building a “winning coalition” that included Democrats.
特朗普总统称该背书“意义重大”，并表示“非常希望”史蒂文斯加入共和党。他说她的行动是“正确之举”且“勇敢”。
President Trump called the endorsement “BIG” and said he would “love to have” Stevens join the GOP. He said her actions were “the right thing” and “brave.”
民主党人猛烈抨击该背书，一些人称其为背叛。密歇根州民主党人愤怒不已，密歇根州民主党主席柯蒂斯·赫特尔表示，史蒂文斯不再是“密歇根州民主党现任成员”，“未来也不会是”。
Democrats lambasted the endorsement, with some calling it a betrayal. Michigan Democrats fumed, with Michigan Democratic Party chair Curtis Hertel saying Stevens is no longer a “current member of the Michigan Democratic Party” and “nor will she be in the future.”