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El-Sayed dodges Rogers’ attacks on terrorism ties during heated Senate debate

El-Sayed defended his responses to questions about terrorism and argued against U.S. support for Israel in a conflict with Iran.

El-Sayed dodges Rogers’ attacks on terrorism ties during heated Senate debate
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In their first general-election debate, Michigan Senate candidates Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed clashed over terrorism, Israel and Iran. Rogers pressed allegations about El-Sayed’s associations and remarks; El-Sayed largely did not directly answer those attacks while making his own foreign-policy arguments.

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ALSO MENTIONED  Aaron Starr, Rabbi and organizer of the Nonnegotiable Michigan campaign; Jacob Reich, University of Michigan student who signed the Nonnegotiable petition; Joan Lowenstein, Michigan Democratic Party Central Committee member and Jewish Federation of Ann Arbor president; Josh Whinston, Leader of the Nonnegotiable Michigan campaign; Robert Kashan, University of Michigan student who signed the Nonnegotiable petition; Taylor Weintraub, Mother of a student at the Temple Israel preschool, featured in an ad supporting Rogers

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The articles identify Abdul El-Sayed as a candidate in Michigan’s Senate race against Mike Rogers. Left-leaning outlets focus on polls showing El-Sayed narrowly ahead of Rogers while stressing the race is close. Center outlets focus on Slotkin’s joint appearance and support for El-Sayed, framing it as a display of Democratic unity and also covering campaign issues.

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