From the Left · Read · November 4, 2026
Nov 4 · Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeats Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race, days after Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Rogers
NBC News: Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s high-stakes Senate race
Grade D (64/100). Article: El-Sayed's win, Stevens's defection, the AIPAC-linked spending, Trump's and Vance's attacks, his slogan and Rogers's effort to distance himself from the Iran war and tariffs
D: Mixes in the reporter's opinion and uses loaded words.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): 'Trump began falsely asserting that “jihadists” were gaining purchase in U.S. politics and government' (NBC's own verdict of false; no source at that point)
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): 'overcame a raft of Islamophobia fomented by President Donald Trump and others' (NBC's own wording)
Splits: Article: El-Sayed's win, Stevens's defection, the AIPAC-linked spending, Trump's and Vance's attacks, his slogan and Rogers's effort to distance himself from the Iran war and tariffs
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