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How outlets cover Rogers · Oct 5 – Oct 8, 2026

Trump Voter Panel Favors El-Sayed Over Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race

A Michigan panel of Trump voters favored Abdul El-Sayed over Mike Rogers among those who had decided. Left-leaning coverage casts the result as a warning for Rogers, while center coverage notes the undecided voters and a competitive race.

Lead article · CBS News · CENTEREl-Sayed leads Rogers in exclusive Michigan Senate poll, but history says don't call it yet
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60SOME TILT

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A panel of 10 Michigan Trump voters showed five of the six who had decided favoring Abdul El-Sayed over Mike Rogers in the Senate race, with one backing Rogers.

Left-leaning outlets frame the result as a sign of Rogers’s vulnerability, emphasizing Trump voters’ doubts. Center outlets report the panel’s preference while noting undecided voters and placing the race in broader polling or debate context.

Outlets by lean

11 RATED · 2 UNRATED

Right-leaning readers are seeing less of this. No rated right-leaning outlet has covered this, while 4 left-leaning outlets have.

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THE FRAMEAVG CRED 68
“Trump voters’ doubts about Rogers”

Left-leaning outlets present the panel as a warning for Rogers, connecting his weak support to voters’ doubts about Trump.

4 LEFT ARTICLES
HuffPostOCT 7 · 2:56 PM ET
Swing Voters Have Buyer’s Remorse Over Trump — And 1 Candidate Could Get Hit HardVoters in an MS NOW focus group expressed reluctance to support Rogers, whom the article describes as backed by Trump.CRED 75BAL 45
The Daily BeastOCT 7 · 5:58 AM ET
MAGA Senate Candidate Gets Humiliating Reality Check From Trump VotersA focus group and several polls suggested difficulty for Rogers in his race against Abdul El-Sayed.CRED 71BAL 35
Raw StoryOCT 6 · 2:04 PM ET
Trump voters proclaim 'buyer's remorse' as GOP nominee in key state gets the cold shoulderA focus group of Trump voters showed little support for Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race.CRED 57BAL 35

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. OCT 5: Left 0, Center 3, Right 0. OCT 6: Left 2, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 7: Left 2, Center 2, Right 0. OCT 8: Left 0, Center 3, Right 0.

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