Tim Scott targets El-Sayed as Michigan Senate race hardens
Why it matters: Republicans see Michigan's open Senate seat as a top pickup chance after Gary Peters' retirement.
Sen. Tim Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, escalated Republican attacks on Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed as both parties turn to Michigan's open Senate race. In comments to Fox News Digital, Scott cast the contest as a stark choice between former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee backed by President Donald Trump, and El-Sayed, a progressive who won last week's Democratic primary over Rep. Haley Stevens. Republicans believe they can flip the seat after Democratic Sen. Gary Peters chose to retire. Scott argued Rogers enters the general election with stronger finances, a better ground game and no bruising primary this cycle.