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Rogers says he 'never agreed' to El-Sayed debate: It would've been '2-on-1'
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Rep. 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.
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Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers confirmed he will not participate in a debate scheduled for Tuesday evening, due to concerns the television anchor moderating the event is biased in favor of his Democratic rival.
Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R) will skip Tuesday night’s debate with opponent Abdul El-Sayed (D), citing the moderator’s alleged “favoritism” toward the Democrat. Alyssa Brouillet, the Rogers campaign’s communications director, said in a statement that Michiganders “deserve to see their c…
The Republican says the event was a town hall he never committed to and was never on his schedule. He also faulted the moderator, saying you can't hold a "two-on-one event in a TV studio."
Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers did not attend Tuesday’s debate over the moderator’s “favoritism” toward his opponent. A statement from the Republican’s campaign made it clear that […]
Rep. 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.
