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Rogers says he 'never agreed' to El-Sayed debate: It would've been '2-on-1'

The Hill · September 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM

Rogers says he 'never agreed' to El-Sayed debate: It would've been '2-on-1'

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Mike Rogers (R) said he "never agreed" to Tuesday's televised debate with his Michigan Senate opponent, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed — who spoke for an hour next to an empty podium on a Fox 2 Detroit hours after the Republican announced he wouldn't attend.

Rogers reiterated to CBS News Detroit's Heath Kalb that the moderator's...

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Rogers says he 'never agreed' to El-Sayed debate: It would've been '2-on-1'

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