Rogers Refuses Detroit Senate Debate After Accusing Moderator of Favoring El-Sayed

When candidates avoid debates, voters lose

Michigan GOP U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers declined an invitation from Fox 2 Detroit to debate opponent Abdul El-Sayed.

Mike Rogers To Dodge Debate Over Moderator’s “Bias”

The Washington Sun reports: Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers will not attend a debate held by a local television station Tuesday over suspicions that the event’s moderator has “bias and favoritism” toward his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, Rogers’ campaign said in a news release. The campaign listed several allegations that Roop Raj, an anchor … The post Mike Rogers To Dodge Debate Over Moderator’s “Bias” appeared first on …

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Mike Rogers refuses to participate in debate over moderator 'bias'

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.  Rogers, the Republican embroiled in running a tight race against Democrat Abdul el Sayed, declined to participate in the Fox […]

Mike Rogers to Skip Michigan Senate Debate

“Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers will not attend a debate held by a local television station Tuesday over suspicions that the event’s moderator has ‘bias and favoritism’ toward his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, Rogers’ campaign said in a news release,” the Washington Sun reports.

Rogers Refuses Detroit Senate Debate After Accusing Moderator of Favoring El-Sayed

Detroit, Michigan — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers will skip a Fox 2 Detroit debate Tuesday, accusing moderator Roop Raj of showing bias toward Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Rogers’ campaign said Raj had behaved in ways “inconsistent with the level of gravity” expected from a moderator in a major Senate race. Among its complaints, the campaign cited Raj’s handling of a Republican gubernatorial debate and comments in which he c…