Michigan's Senate race turned ugly as Republican Mike Rogers answered nearly every policy question by tying his Democratic opponent to terrorist groups — a bad look for Rogers and a sign the race is tightening.

• Abdul El-Sayed pushed universal health coverage with no premiums or deductibles; Rogers defended his record on generic drugs and Medicare drug coverage.
• Rogers has taken more pharmaceutical money than any other member of Congress and repeatedly voted against letting Medicare negotiate drug prices.
• Every time Rogers was pressed — on drug costs, on surveillance, on war — he pivoted to claiming El-Sayed's donors back Hamas, Hezbollah, or al-Qaeda. The donations came from CARE, a Muslim American civil rights group that has beaten such claims in court.
• Rogers pledged unconditional support for Israel, naming only the use of nuclear weapons as a line he would not cross, while El-Sayed called for the US to get out of the Iran war entirely.
• Rogers has pushed for conflict with Iran since at least 2006, when a report he released claiming Iran was building nukes was called dishonest by international inspectors and contradicted by US intelligence.

Outlook: With independents souring on Republicans and grocery prices still high, Rogers's fear-based campaign looks increasingly like a bet that Michigan voters care more about his opponent's religion than their own costs.