JUST IN: Mainstream News Outlet Snubs El-Sayed, Endorses Mike Rogers In Michigan
Republican Mike Rogers picked up a major newspaper endorsement Wednesday as The Detroit News threw its support behind the former congressman in Michigan’s closely watched U.S. Senate race.
The newspaper backed Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in an editorial that leaned heavily on the Republican’s lengthy résumé in Congress, law enforcement, and the military while raising pointed concerns about El-Sayed’s record and experience.
“Mike Rogers is the prototype of a United States Senator.
He spent 14 years in the House of Representatives, rising to chair of the vital Intelligence Committee. The 63-year-old Republican left Congress at the end of 2014, having been elected to his House seat seven times by his mid-Michigan constituents. Rogers then embarked on a successful career in private industry, becoming an expert in cybersecurity.
He’s also served his country as an officer in the U. S. Army and as an FBI agent assigned to the organized crime division. He is mature, trustworthy and more than prepared to sit at the table with national and world leader.
Rogers’ experience, clear thinking, and temperament are bound to quickly vault him into the Senate’s leadership ranks should he prevail in the Nov. 3 election.”
Rogers, 63, represented Michigan in the House from 2001 through 2014 and eventually chaired the House Intelligence Committee. Before entering Congress, he served in the Army and worked as an FBI special agent.
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The Detroit News took a sharply different tone when assessing El-Sayed, a 41-year-old physician and former Detroit health director who previously ran for Michigan governor.
“By contrast, his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, has a thin career background that contains little to recommend him for one of the nation’s most powerful leadership jobs…
There is a bigger concern about El-Sayed: He has worked so hard covering his tracks leading up to this Senate race that it’s impossible to know who he really is or where he would stand in the Senate.
He has deleted social media posts that reportedly called into question his attitude about America in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He’s taken down roughly 100 YouTube videos that paint an unflattering picture of him and his cultural views. A candidate who feels the need to hide his past from voters is not someone who can be trusted to be the same person after Election Day as he was on the campaign trail.”
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The newspaper also pointed to El-Sayed’s academic and public health background, noting that he previously led Detroit’s Health Department and the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services. El-Sayed holds both medical and public health degrees and previously taught epidemiology at Columbia University.
The endorsement lands as Mike Rogers and El-Sayed battle for an open Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, who opted against seeking another term.
Rogers and El-Sayed are scheduled to face off in two debates in October, including an Oct. 8 event hosted by WOOD-TV and an Oct. 21 debate hosted by WXYZ-TV.
The Detroit News has frequently backed Republican candidates in major statewide and national contests. The editorial board notably declined to endorse either presidential candidate in both 2020 and 2024.
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