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El-Sayed and Rogers spar over Iran and Trump, and toss insults, in Michigan Senate debate

In Thursday's Michigan Senate debate, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers sparred over the Iran war and cost-of-living issues — and flung insults across the stage in nearly every exchange.

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Michigan Debate: Abdul El-Sayed Claims Mike Rogers Listing Atrocities of Oct. 7 Terror Attack Is ‘Political Theater’Muslim leftist Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdulrahman El-Sayed claimed during a Thursday night debate that his opponent, Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), was engaging in "political theater" for listing the atrocities of the horrific Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. The post Michigan Debate: Abdul El-Sayed Claims Mike Rogers Listing…

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Live updates: El-Sayed, Rogers clash at Michigan Senate debateMichigan Senate hopefuls Abdul El-Sayed (D) and Mike Rogers (R) took the debate stage together for the first time Thursday. The hour-long face off hosted by Nexstar's WOOD-TV regularly devolved into bickering as the two battleground candidates traded personal and political jabs. Georgia and Maine are also holding Senate debates Thursday. Earlier…

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Michigan Senate debate goes off the rails: 4 takeawaysRepublican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's first Senate debate in Michigan turned so contentious it even extended off camera. "In 30 years of doing debates, I've never seen it continue during the commercial," WOOD TV moderator Rick Albin said. "But it did" Rogers and El-Sayed participated in a debate hosted by Nexstar's Grand Rapids...

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Mike Rogers Clashes With El Sayed Using 'Mom' RemarkAttacks from Rogers fueled El-Sayed’s message that the Republican Senate candidate was more interested in him than in Michigan voters' concerns.

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Michigan U.S. Senate Debate: Abdul El-Sayed Says Israel, Iran ‘Have Proven Dangerous in Their Own Way’Muslim leftist Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdulrahman El-Sayed said in a debate on Thursday that Iran and Israel — America's top ally in the Middle East — are "both dangerous in their own way." The post Michigan U.S. Senate Debate: Abdul El-Sayed Says Israel, Iran ‘Have Proven Dangerous in Their Own Way’ appeared first on Breitbart .

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In Senate Debate, Abdul El-Sayed Rips Mike Rogers as 'Weak,' 'Cowardly,' and 'Bought Off'Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said during a televised debate Thursday night that his opponent, Mike Rogers, is "bought off," pointing to the Republican's financial support from the pharmaceutical industry and his opposition to legislative efforts to lower prescription drug prices and provide healthcare to all Americans as a right.…

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Trump's Analysis Of Michigan Senate Debate Takes Bigotry To Undebatable HighThe president likened the debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers to a prize fight as he punched hate at the Democrat.

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Sayed says Israel, Iran have both proven 'dangerous' to USA particularly heated exchange over Israel, Iran, and US policy in the Middle East erupted during the Michigan Senate debate between Democratic candidate

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Rogers, El-Sayed trade personal attacks in first Michigan Senate debateRick Albin said that in 30 years of debates, he had never seen one continue during the commercial break.

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U.S. Senate candidate called out opponent's mama – but it was no jokeMike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed met for their first debate and it got so hot that one candidate called out the other's mother – and lived!

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Detroit News endorses Mike Rogers over El-Sayed in Michigan SenateAbdul El-Sayed faces criticism from a top Michigan newspaper over deleted radical rhetoric as it endorses Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race.

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