El-Sayed and Rogers trade fact-checks in final Michigan Senate debate

In the second and final debate before the November 3 election, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers clashed over trade, money in politics, and immigration. Both candidates accused their opponent of deceiving voters, with Rogers labeling El-Sayed’s record a pattern of deception and El-Sayed dismissing Rogers’ arguments as MAGA bingo.

The debate highlighted significant outside spending in what has become the most expensive election in Michigan history. As of last week, super PACs and outside groups had spent $95 million to support Rogers, compared to $42 million for El-Sayed. Rogers criticized El-Sayed for accepting corporate PAC money, while El-Sayed countered by citing older contributions Rogers received from DTE Energy and pharmaceutical companies during his congressional career.

High-profile surrogates are set to join the race this weekend, with former President Barack Obama headlining a rally in Detroit for El-Sayed and President Donald Trump rallying supporters in St. Clair County for Rogers. Fact-checkers noted that while Rogers denied supporting NAFTA, he previously stated the trade agreement would be good for America in the long run, and El-Sayed’s comments on immigration stem from a 2018 interview.

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