ICYMI: Temple Israel Congregants Back Mike Rogers

They Were Lifelong Democrats. Then a Terrorist Attacked Their Synagogue.

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan — Elise Otis and Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed agree on just about everything, she said—from abortion rights to DEI to taxing the rich. There’s just one thing standing in the way of her casting a ballot for him: what Otis alleges is “his hatred of Jews.”“Everything else I 1,000 percent agree with,” said Otis, a 55-year-old Jew and lifelong Democrat. “But I can’t support someone I don’t think will keep my fami…

ICYMI: Temple Israel Congregants Back Mike Rogers

In case you missed it, Temple Israel congregants in Metro Detroit told The Free Press that Abdul El-Sayed’s callous “hurt people hurt people” response to the terrorist attack on their synagogue in March drove them to support Mike Rogers this November. In case you missed it… They Were Lifelong Democrats. Then A Terrorist Attacked Their Synagogue. The Free Press September 22, 2026 Six months…