Rick Ablin, moderator and anchor at the Grand Rapids NBC affiliate, describing the Michigan Senate debate between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. The two men argued without pause through every exchange, including the commercial breaks. Without evidence, Rogers accused El-Sayed, who would be the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate, of being “bought off by Hamas, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda.” El-Sayed called Rogers desperate. The Michigan debate was one of three in key Senate races on Oct. 8. In Georgia, Sen. Jon Ossoff called Republican challenger Mike Collins a “bigot.” In Maine, Sen. Susan Collins demanded a public apology after her opponent, Troy Jackson, accused her and her husband of profiting from the Iran war. (New York Times)