Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, the two candidates running for U.S. Senate in Michigan, had a debate tonight.
Let’s just say it was a good night for the Rogers campaign. He did very well and you can watch some highlights below.
In this clip, El-Sayed hits Rogers for having a home in Florida. Rogers reminds the audience that El-Sayed has a home in the United Arab Emirates, then says, ‘at least Florida is in the United States.’
Abdul owns homes in Dubai and Pakistan, Mike owns homes in America.
“At least Florida is in the USA” 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/V7cuCuVxcM
— Great Lakes HQ (@GreatLakes_HQ) October 8, 2026
In this clip, Rogers reminds the audience that El-Sayed is not actually a licensed doctor, despite claims from his supporters.
Savage
Mike Rogers on Abdul: “He’s not really a doctor. If somebody came into his office and he tried to treat them, he’d go to jail!” pic.twitter.com/uMQmpr85lk
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) October 8, 2026
Here, Abdul El-Sayed is asked which country is a greater threat to the United States, Israel or Iran. It’s such an easy question and yet he refuses to answer.
🚨 WTF?! Abdul El Sayed just refused to say Iran is a bigger threat to America than Israel
IRAN K*LLED AMERICANS AND WANTS TO BOMB US.
He thinks they aren’t all that bad 😠
Q: Who’s a bigger threat to the US, Israel or Iran?
ABDUL: “That’s a ridiculous hypothetical.”
I don’t… pic.twitter.com/qLvBNAAPYO
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 8, 2026
In this clip, Rogers mentions the fact that El-Sayed’s mother worked for a group with ties to Al-Qaeda. Just brutal.
Abdul El-Sayed’s mother worked for a terror group that funneled money to Osama bin Laden, Hamas, and the Taliban.@MikeRogersForMI‘s mother worked at her local Chamber of Commerce.
Choose wisely, Michigan. pic.twitter.com/Mp2t1TsxWw
— Senate Republicans (@NRSC) October 8, 2026
Finally, we’ll leave you with this video of a woman who claims to be a lifelong Democrat who is voting Republican for the first time, for Mike Rogers.
🚨 Lifelong Democrat says she’s voting Republican for the first time because she refuses to vote for Abdul El-Sayed.
“I’m voting for @MikeRogersForMI because I would not vote for El-Sayed.” pic.twitter.com/rhNpW9gmzD
— Bobby LaValley (@Bobby_LaVallley) October 8, 2026
El-Sayed’s far left act served him pretty well in the Democrat primary.
It does not seem to be working in the general.
Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.
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