Michigan AG Dana Nessel skips party convention citing safety fears
The Jewish attorney general fears harassment and being unwelcome at the Michigan Democratic Party's nominating convention.
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Michigan AG Dana Nessel skips party convention citing safety fears
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What this story says
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is Jewish, will not attend the Michigan Democratic Party's nominating convention.
- Nessel stated she fears harassment, being booed, and not feeling welcome at the event.
- She referenced a prior incident where a party member allegedly called her and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens 'neo-Nazis'.
- The Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson said the party is committed to safe events and rejects antisemitism.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
59/100
Hype
41/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced she would not attend the Michigan Democratic Party's nominating convention. Nessel, who is Jewish, stated she does not feel safe attending the event, citing fears of harassment and being booed. She referenced previous incidents at the party's April endorsement convention, where she felt unwelcome. Nessel also reported filing a complaint about an unnamed party member who allegedly referred to her and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens as 'neo-Nazis'.
Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Derrick Honeyman responded to Nessel's concerns, stating the party is committed to ensuring safe events for all attendees and rejects antisemitism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hateful conduct. The announcement comes amid tensions within the party, particularly concerning issues related to Israel and antisemitism, which were also present during a recent U.S. Senate Democratic primary.
Disagreement on convention atmosphere
While Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel stated she does not feel safe attending the convention due to fears of harassment and being booed, Joan Lowenstein, endorsement chair of the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus, told Fox News Digital she had not spoken to anyone who believed they would be unsafe. Lowenstein added that some people felt the convention might be unpleasant and not worth attending. Rabbi Asher Lopatin told Fox News Digital that some Jewish Democrats felt traumatized by the treatment of speakers at the April convention, including U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, who was reportedly booed.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports below mention the complaint filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel about an unnamed party member who called her and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens 'neo-Nazis'. The full reports from TrendingPolitics and democraticaccent.com mention this complaint, but the digests from Breitbart, thedailybs.com, wfmd.com, and Fox News do not.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 29 Aug 2026, 19:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
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Left
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Centre
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Right
7 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports led with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's decision to skip the state Democratic Party's nominating convention due to safety concerns. These reports highlighted Nessel's statement that she does not feel safe attending, fearing harassment and being booed. The coverage frequently linked her decision to 'anti-Israel extremists' within the party and a 'deepening Israel fault line among Michigan Democrats'. Several reports quoted Nessel directly, including her reasons for not feeling safe and her reference to a party member calling her and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens 'neo-Nazis'. The Michigan Democratic Party's commitment to safety and rejection of antisemitism was also noted, often in response to Nessel's claims. Some reports included commentary from other Jewish Democrats expressing concern about the party's direction and treatment of pro-Israel speakers, with one report noting that some Jewish Democrats feel 'homeless' and that the party has developed an 'anti-Jewish drift'.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Michigan AG Dana Nessel skips party convention citing safety fears?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Michigan AG Dana Nessel skips party convention citing safety fears left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Michigan AG Dana Nessel skips party convention citing safety fears biased?
- Michigan AG Dana Nessel skips party convention citing safety fears is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Michigan AG Dana Nessel skips party convention citing safety fears?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Michigan AG Dana Nessel skips party convention citing safety fears?
- 7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why is Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel not attending the state Democratic Party convention?
- Dana Nessel stated she does not feel safe attending the convention due to fears of harassment and being booed. She cited past incidents at party events and a complaint about a party member calling her and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens 'neo-Nazis'.
- What was the Michigan Democratic Party's response to Nessel's concerns?
- Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Derrick Honeyman stated that the party is committed to ensuring safe events for all attendees and rejects antisemitism, Islamophobia, and all forms of hateful conduct. He added that the party is working to prepare for the convention.
- What other concerns were raised about the convention atmosphere?
- Some Jewish Democrats expressed concerns about the convention atmosphere, with one Rabbi stating that people were traumatized by the treatment of speakers at a prior event. Another report noted that some Jewish Democrats feel 'homeless' and that the party has developed an 'anti-Jewish drift'.
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Left
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Centre
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Right
7- Michigan AG Breaks Away from Democratic Party, Absent at Convention Due to Extremism Fears (opens News Addicts in a new tab)
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- NEW: Dem AG Splits With Party, Skips Nominating Convention Over 'Extremism' Concerns (opens TrendingPolitics in a new tab)
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- Michigan: Jewish Democrat AG Refuses to Attend State Convention Due to Anti-Israel 'Extremists' in Party (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
- Jewish Michigan AG skips her own Democratic convention: ‘I don’t feel safe going’ - The Daily Bo Snerdley (opens thedailybs.com in a new tab)
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- Jewish AG’s convention boycott exposes deepening Israel fault line among Michigan Democrats (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- Jewish AG’s convention boycott exposes deepening Israel fault line among Michigan Democrats – Democratic Accent (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
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- Jewish AG’s convention boycott exposes deepening Israel fault line among Michigan Democrats (opens Fox News in a new tab)
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