Michigan: Vance calls Senate race 'most important election' – El-Sayed narrowly ahead
In the race for Gary Peters' open Senate seat, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed holds a narrow polling lead over Republican Mike Rogers. In the final week both camps are relying on star power and door-knocking.
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Michigan is shaping up as one of the tightest Senate races of the midterms. Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers are competing for the seat being vacated by Democrat Gary Peters. Polling averages give El-Sayed a narrow edge, according to Reuters. Speaking in Howell on Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance called Michigan 'the most important election' in the country and framed the race as a clash of visions, Fox News reported.
On Wednesday Rogers toured the state by bus with Texas Senator Ted Cruz, ending in Imlay City. El-Sayed joined Senators Peters and Elissa Slotkin at a canvassing rally Downriver, south of Detroit. Republican strategist Dennis Lennox said Rogers is well positioned thanks to a strong field operation; the campaign and allied groups claim more than seven million doors knocked. 'In a one- or two-point ball game, they do make the difference,' Lennox said. Republicans currently hold 53 of the 100 Senate seats; Democrats need 51 for a majority.