Spencer Abraham

So you wouldn't expect the Michigan Senate race to be as competitive as it is.

You know, a Republican hasn't won in Michigan since Spencer Abraham in 1996, 94. um

when was the last time a muslim was elected senator from michigan though

well

Rogers' victory would also end a longer losing streak for Republicans.

The party has not won a Senate race in Michigan since 1994, when Spencer Abraham captured the state's other seat in the upper chamber of Congress.

El -Sayed holds a slight lead in the polls released this month, mostly within the margin of error.

The Cook Political Report rates the race a toss-up, and strategists in both parties count it among the handful of contests likely to determine who controls the chamber in January.

At the same time, there are seats that should be safe Democratic seats.

You know, a Republican senator hasn't been elected in Michigan since 1996, Spencer Abraham.

Mike Rogers has no business being competitive in that race right now.

Why is he competitive? Because Democrats have a nominee in Abdul El-Sayed who can't say that Israel is a lesser threat than the greatest sponsor of terror, Iran, and Minnesota.

They have that Senate race a dead heat.

Keep in mind, this is a dead heat in a state that has not voted for a Democrat senator in 30 years, since Spencer Abraham in 1994.

That was the year of the Gingrich revolution.

And if that debate last night that you just saw a portion of, uh, if that debate was seen by most Michiganders, I would say El-Sayed's campaign is over.

Well, six years later, in 2000, Democrats started picking off members of that class.

In 2000, they defeated Spencer Abraham, Rod Grams, John Ashcroft, the one-term wonders, right? Ashcroft's story is one of the more weirder ones.

That was the Mel Carnahan, uh, death.

Uh, he died in a plane crash.

Uh, and, and, and now he sort of dismisses him.

It's worth remembering, as horrible as he is, Republicans haven't elected a Rep- uh, a Republican in Michigan since 1992, since Spence Abraham.

So it would be unusual, although he should be running away, or any candidate, if it was Haley Stevens, be running away with this election o- over Mike Rogers, and it's very close, so it's giving Republicans some hope.

Um, but, uh, my, my sense is that once El-Sayed is in power, he shouldn't have any qualms of going back to Hasan Piker and saying all sorts of terrible things.

No, I w- I, and I wanted to-- That-- Well, that's brilliantly put, and we're seeing the same thing in Michigan with Mike Rogers and El Sayed.

And, uh, M-Michigan hasn't elected a Republican senator since 1994, since Spencer Abraham.

This is-- This should be a walk in the cake and, uh, a walk in the park for them, and it's not.

They're, they're really having to fight for that seat.