Democrats Melt Down and Expose Who They Really Are Again

Adriana Stone 0 1 min read

Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan made a major break with her party Sunday. With only two days left before Election Day, the Democrat endorsed Michigan GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers.

It was a bold move, especially because Stevens could expect fierce backlash from Democratic voters, activists, and party leaders. The response came quickly. The Michigan Democratic Party moved to remove Stevens from the official state party organization.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) also condemned the endorsement, calling Stevens’ action a "despicable betrayal." The article contrasted that response with Schumer’s refusal to condemn what it described as antisemitism from Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.

Then the criticism became personal. James Carville went after Stevens in a low-quality video, saying: "If you think that these Republicans are going to treat you as anything other than what they view you as…a used condom," he fumed. "The Democrats don’t even think you’re worth a used condom."

Carville followed with another insult: "You made your bed, sleep in it; you sh*t in your mess kit, eat it," he sneered. He also made a fat joke involving Stevens and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), suggesting that the two might open a cheeseburger restaurant.

George Conway took a different route. The NeverTrumper and unsuccessful New York 12th Congressional District Democratic candidate suggested that Stevens seek mental-health treatment. He wrote: "I honestly think @HaleyStevens needs to check herself into the Lindner Center of Hope in Mason, Ohio."

Instead of debating Stevens’ reasons for endorsing Rogers, Conway questioned her mental state.

Bill Kristol added to the pile-on by suggesting, without evidence, that Stevens had suffered a "breakdown." Scott Jennings criticized that characterization, arguing that calling a female member of Congress mentally unstable because she made a political decision others disliked exposed a double standard.

Jennings also pointed back to Conway’s mental-health suggestion and argued that the episode exposed a gap between Democratic claims of tolerance and the way party figures treated one of their own members.

The criticism also reached CNN. Curtis Houck claimed that CNN’s David Axelrod and Van Jones strongly implied Stevens was experiencing some kind of mental breakdown because she endorsed Rogers over El-Sayed.

The episode’s critics saw a clear pattern: Stevens made one endorsement, and the response included a move to remove her from the state party organization, a betrayal accusation, vulgar insults, mental-health attacks, and criticism from media figures. For critics, it showed how quickly calls for tolerance and women’s equality gave way to condemnation when a Democratic woman broke with party expectations.

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