Rogers and El-Sayed attack each other forcefully as first Michigan Senate debate grows hostile

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The first Michigan Senate debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was combative Thursday as the two candidates continuously attacked each other and, according to the moderator, even continued debating during a commercial break. It was the culmination of weeks of sparring online and in advertisements that have flooded the state in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races. Rogers is a former congressman who ran unchallen