Lifelong Democrat said he will support Rogers over DSA-backed Abdul El-Sayed

Former Jill Biden Press Secretary Abandons Party, Backs GOP Senate Candidate

Jill Biden’s former press secretary Julian Epstein is breaking with the Democratic Party and backing Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race.

The lifelong Democrat said he will support Rogers over DSA-backed Abdul El-Sayed after El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary.

“After decades of giving my all for Democratic House and Senate candidates, this fall I will support — and contribute to — Mike Rogers,” Epstein wrote. He added that he will do everything he can to convince other Democrats to follow.

Epstein said the Democratic Party is failing to confront the rise of Democratic Socialists of America candidates. He singled out Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman as an exception.

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