Moreno snipes at El-Sayed over āused car salesmanā jab at Rogers video
The "used car salesman" jab is the kind of thing that gets clipped and replayed a thousand times, and it tells you everything about how Senate races are fought now. Moreno, an Ohio senator who just won in 2024, flew into the Michigan race to stand next to Mike Rogers and tell voters to back him. El-Sayed looked at that and saw a pitch, not a policy argument, and he said so.
I get the instinct. When an out-of-state politician shows up to vouch for your opponent, it's natural to reach for the cheap seats. But I'd want to know what Moreno actually said in that video before I decided who came off worse. If he stuck to Rogers's record on auto jobs and the economy, the "used car salesman" line might bounce right off. If he was doing the glad-handing, look-at-me routine, then El-Sayed landed a hit.
What matters here is that Michigan's Senate seat is a genuine toss-up, and both sides are treating it like a national proxy fight. Moreno's appearance is a sign the GOP sees Rogers as the candidate to back, and El-Sayed's response is a sign he knows he needs to make the race about personalities, not just policy. I don't think this exchange moves many voters, but it does show where each campaign thinks the fight is.