Rep. Haley Stevens sidesteps whether she still supports El-Sayed, criticizes outreach to Black votersI know that "do more outreach to black voters," who Stevens now speaks for, is code for other things that she won't be explicit about and have little to do with black voters, and so he can't actually meet that demand, but to normal people who don't speak this particular language, having a big event with Obama would probably seem like a good first step.
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BASH: I want to get everybody else in. I just want to -- you're still fully behind Abdul El-Sayed?
STEVENS: Look, I'm on the Democratic ticket. I can't say that I agree with everything that's gone on. I wish that first debate had been more about that rubber stamp for Trump, because we have got a lot of chaos in Michigan. I don't want to debate who's the enemy of the United States. It's very clear that Iran is.
I didn't run my campaign on foreign policy issues, but that was litigated in my primary. I'm not looking to be front and center right now. I'm looking to be on the team to support my next governor, Jocelyn Benson, and, frankly, these great Democrats who are working their tails off who are going to make Hakeem Jeffries the first black speaker of the House.
BASH: You didn't mention Abdul El-Sayed in that last answer. STEVENS: Well, look, I would just say, you had asked me if I'm still on the team. I'm on the team.
There is a third option here, also, just don't go on TV right before the midterms with fellow Islamophobe Dana Bash. Keep quiet.