# Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers clash in first Michigan Senate debate

https://mins.news/en/item/92384

- NBC News, 2026-10-09 00:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/sparks-fly-abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers-first-michigan-senate-debate-rcna599866

> The two candidates vying for Michigan’s open Senate seat clashed Thursday over the Iran war, gas prices and tariffs, with the debate often descending into mean-spirited sniping.

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