Michigan Senate debate goes off the rails: 4 takeaways
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Republican 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 station where the pair lobbed personal attacks centering on corporate and foreign influence, carpetbagging, President Trump and their professional careers.
El-Sayed looked to make the debate a referendum on the president by tying Rogers to Trump while the GOP candidate sought to cast himself as bipartisan while characterizing the Democrat as dishonest. Last month, the Democrat took the debate stage alone after Rogers declined to participate , accusing the host outlet of bias.
The pair will square off one more time before the election on Oct. 21 in a debate hosted by WXYZ-TV.
Here’s four takeaways from the first Michigan Senate debate:
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