How does Hillary Clinton rate Abdul El-Sayed's chances against Mike Rogers in Michigan?

Hillary Clinton gives Abdul El-Sayed the edge over Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race, calling him a smart communicator who is strong with young voters on digital media. His challenges, she says, are older voters, Black voters and older Jewish voters around Detroit, plus reassuring independents. She condemns the effort by Rogers' allies and Trump to link El-Sayed, a Muslim, to the Muslim Brotherhood.

• Kara Swisher said she saw only El-Sayed signs at a University of Michigan game.
• Clinton notes much of rural Michigan, the west and the Upper Peninsula has traditionally voted Republican.

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“El-Sayed has the edge going into the election” Hillary Clinton · at 19:32 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on On with Kara Swisher (2026-10-28). Read the whole episode summary →

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