The second Michigan Senate debate Wednesday featured several heated clashes between Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers, though it was far tamer than an explosive first meeting this month.
\n\nThe debate took place in Detroit less than two weeks before Election Day in the bitterly contested battle for an open Senate seat. Polls show a neck-and-neck contest to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters, a Democrat.
\n\nEl-Sayed sought to tie Rogers to President Donald Trump at every turn and painted his opponent as a corporate sellout. Asked about addressing cost-of-living concerns, El-Sayed said rising gas and grocery prices are products of the war with Iran.
\n\n“We need a war powers resolution rather than a senator who is going to stand hip to hip with Donald Trump on this war that made no sense when it started and certainly makes no sense now,” El-Sayed said. “I’m looking forward to standing with my colleagues in the United States Senate to hold Donald Trump accountable for this war. The other thing that we’re going to need to do is take on the corporations who bought and sold politicians for a very long time.”
\n\nRogers has sought to create space with…
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