Haley Stevens needs to put the political theater away and get out of the way

Haley Stevens needs to put the political theater away and get out of the way

Jeremy Allen writes:

Some moments in politics are bigger than politics, and good leaders know that.

Sometimes you have to put personal feelings aside, recognizing the stakes, and understanding that the people you’re supposed to represent have bigger problems than your bruised political ego.

Congresswoman Haley Stevens appears to be struggling with that assignment.

With Election Day approaching, Stevens has reignited a fight with Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, the candidate who defeated her in August’s Democratic primary. Instead of helping bring Democrats together for the final stretch of a consequential election, she’s issuing demands, revisiting campaign grievances, and making public statements that have given Republican Mike Rogers an unexpected opportunity to celebrate Democratic division.

And people inside her own party are getting fed up. [Continue reading…]

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