El-Sayed and Rogers spar over Iran and Trump, and toss insults, in Michigan Senate debate
The candidates sparred over the Iran war, rising costs and healthcare as moderator Rick Albin struggled to keep the debate orderly.
- Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican former congressman Mike Rogers meet in Grand Rapids on Thursday for their first live, televised U.S. Senate debate in a major battleground test.
- El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official from Ann Arbor, seeks to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters; Rogers, a former congressman from White Lake Township, makes his second run for the office.
- Recent polling shows a tight race, with a Fox News survey released September 30 finding 50% support for El-Sayed and 49% for Rogers; El-Sayed trails 2-to-1 in ad spending while facing rhetorical attacks from President Donald Trump.
- Seeking to unify his party, El-Sayed must prove a progressive can win in Michigan, while Rogers recently broke with Trump to criticize tariffs on Canada, saying "we know that Canada is not our enemy."
- With less than four weeks until the November 3 election, this debate offers both candidates a critical opportunity to shape voter opinion in a race that could determine party control of the U.S. Senate.
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El-Sayed and Rogers attack each other over economy, healthcare at first Senate debate
U.S. Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers went head-to-head in their first debate Thursday evening, as the two fight on the campaign trail to replace Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich. During the debate, which was hosted by WOOD TV8 in Grand Rapids and moderated by political reporter Rick Albin, candidates answered questions about economic policy, […]
El-Sayed, Rogers clash in heated Michigan U.S. Senate debate - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers clashed in a heated first debate Thursday night, trading personal attacks as the two run in the 2026 U.S. Senate race. The debate comes as Michiganders have already begun voting, with absentee ballots being sent out beginning Sept. 24. The campaigns both declared the night a win for their respective candidates. “One thing that was made clear tonight – Mike Rogers is going…
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