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Politics · Elections · published 2026-10-09 · via NOTUS/The Guardian

Michigan Senate Debate Turns Personal as Rogers and El-Sayed Clash

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In Michigan’s first Senate debate, Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed traded harsh personal attacks. Rogers called El-Sayed a “glitchy AI chatbot” and suggested he might have family ties to terrorism, while El-Sayed accused Rogers of cowardice and criticized his position on surveillance cameras. The open-seat race is considered a toss-up and could determine which party controls the Senate.

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The matchup is for an open Michigan Senate seat, rated a toss-up by Cook Political Report. Both parties see it as potentially decisive for Senate control. The debate, moderated by WOOD TV8's Rick Albin, grew so heated that Albin said it continued during a commercial break, a first in his three decades of moderating.

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