Rogers Claims El-Sayed Alienating Black and Jewish Voters in Michigan Senate Race

Liberty Check

• Mike Rogers exposes Democrat El-Sayed’s radical agenda as a threat to traditional Michigan values and constitutional principles.
• Republican candidates highlight massive government spending under Democrats as a betrayal of fiscal responsibility and limited government.
• Democrat ties to socialist policies and progressive extremism threaten American freedoms and national security interests.

Republicans made their case to Michigan voters at a Fox News town hall Monday night. GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers declared Democrat Abdul El-Sayed vulnerable among Black and Jewish voters in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races.

Fox News host Sean Hannity also spoke with Republican gubernatorial nominee Rep. John James and House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich. The candidates tied Michigan Democrats to government spending, socialism and the party’s progressive wing ahead of Nov. 3.

Rogers argued early in the night that El-Sayed could underperform among key demographics that traditionally support Democratic candidates. This presented political opportunities for Republicans.

Hannity pressed Rogers about El-Sayed’s past criticism of former President Barack Obama. El-Sayed described Obama as “not the right choice” to advance a progressive agenda following Obama’s 2012 re-election.

“He is dismissive in Detroit. We have just dozens of black pastors that we have talked to, neighborhood leaders in the city of Detroit that we’ve talked to. They’re looking for a change,” Rogers said.

Obama is scheduled to campaign with El-Sayed in Detroit on Oct. 24 and has released a video urging voters to support the Democratic nominee.

Rogers argued the Jewish community could present a unique opportunity for Republicans amid El-Sayed’s criticism of Israel. Recently, El-Sayed declined to answer whether he viewed Iran or Israel as a greater threat.

“I think both of them have proven dangerous in their own way. One, at risk of attacking us. One, getting us into wars we have no business fighting,” El-Sayed said in a recent debate.

Rogers noted that if only half of Jewish Democratic voters in Michigan felt alienated by El-Sayed’s remarks enough to support his campaign, it would provide a significant boost.

“There are about 70,000 Jewish Democrats. If we get half of them to vote for us, which we think — we had an event last night. Had over 1,000 people at it. We’re fired up and excited and scared for their children, by the way. They’re afraid for their children. They’re with us, and they’re going to vote, we think, 35,000 votes out of the Jewish Democrat — these are normally solid Democratic votes.”

“That’s changing the dynamic,” Rogers added.

Rep. John James, R-Mich., the state’s Republican candidate for governor, also appeared with Hannity. He presented his pitch to attendees on what he would do differently if elected.

Alongside promises to reshape education, James promised to create more scrutiny around government programs and expenses. “Michigan is spending 50% more right now under Gretchen Whitmer than we spent under Rick Snyder’s administration, the last Republican, and $20 billion more per year than at the height of the pandemic.”

“Michigan does not have a taxation problem. Michigan has a spending problem,” James added.

James also raised concerns about potential fraud in Michigan, drawing comparisons to Minnesota’s sprawling taxpayer-funded fraud investigations.

“If a 19-year-old journalist named Nick Shirley can find $9 billion of fraud in Minnesota, a state with 50% of our population and 60% of our budget, what do you think he can find here?” James said, referring to a videographer who had become famous for investigating Somali fraud rings.

At the close of Hannity’s town hall, Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., the House GOP conference chair, accused Democrats of hiding their true character.

“I don’t even call them Democrats anymore; it’s the Communist Party,” McClain said.

“They want to pack the Supreme Court, they want to abolish the police, they want to let people out of prisons.”

With primaries in the rearview mirror, Michigan heads to the polls alongside the rest of the country on Nov. 3.

It’s time to push back.