US Politics
The Michigan Senate Debate: A Case Study in the Corrosion of American Democracy
The first televised debate in Michigan's critical Senate race was dominated by personal attacks, including insinuations of terrorism, between Democratic nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Republican former Representative Mike Rogers. This toxic descent into character assassination, rather than a substantive discussion of policy, is a heartbreaking betrayal of democratic discourse that undermines the very principles this nation was founded upon.
