Michigan Voters Split Between Party and Senate Picks

The Washington Examiner went to Birmingham, Detroit and Dearborn, and Michigan voters say they're torn between party loyalty and the candidates. Some Democrats back Republican Mike Rogers, and some Republicans back Democrat Abdul el Sayed. Well, isn't that special. Party loyalty used to be a tidy pantry label. Now it's a family reunion where nobody will pass the potatoes.

Rogers lost his last Senate bid by fewer than 20,000 votes, and no Republican has won a Michigan Senate race since 1994, a drought Democrats treat like a family heirloom. El Sayed beat Rep. Haley Stevens in a bruising primary, and Stevens has since publicly endorsed Rogers. Rogers and Republicans have tried to paint el Sayed as soft on extremist groups, which he denies.

Meanwhile the Democratic coalition is straining over Israel, antisemitism and tariffs, which is what happens when a party runs out of things to agree on. Sweet tea is poured. Pull up a chair.