# MORNING GLORY: Rogers versus El-Sayed is a referendum on the future of America

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/morning-glory-rogers-versus-el-sayed-is-a-referendum-on-the-future-of-america/
- Published: 2026-08-06T09:00:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-06T10:21:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/morning-glory-mike-rogers-versus-abdul-el-sayed-referendum-future-america
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Mike Rogers to face Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's 2026 Senate race
- El-Sayed narrowly beat Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary
- Rogers lost narrowly to Slotkin in 2024 with 48.3% of the vote

## Summary

Republican Mike Rogers will face Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's 2026 US Senate race, after El-Sayed narrowly won a contested primary against Congresswoman Haley Stevens. The article, an opinion piece, frames the contest as a broader test of political direction in America, pitting an establishment Republican against a candidate the author associates with the party's progressive wing.

El-Sayed won Tuesday's Democratic primary by roughly one percentage point over Stevens, in a three-way field that also included Mallory McMorrow, who had withdrawn but still took about 4% of the vote. Rogers, a former seven-term congressman and past chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, previously lost a 2024 Senate bid to Elissa Slotkin despite winning nearly 2.7 million votes (48.3% of the electorate); the author argues that matching that 2024 turnout would be enough for Rogers to win in 2026.

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