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Michigan Senate race turns to Detroit as Obama and Nicki Minaj court…

Obama headlined a Saturday Detroit rally for Democrat Abdul El-Sayed against Republican Mike Rogers, with early voting underway and the election on November third; the math is local.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on The Midday Show
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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMichigan's Senate race is heading into its final week with Barack Obama and Nicki Minaj both courting Black voters, and a columnist says everything there is about Detroit.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorObama rallied in Detroit on Saturday for Abdul El-Sayed, and a Fox News Digital poll in late September had just seventy-seven percent of Black voters backing him.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorElection day is November third.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSeventy-seven percent, Dale. That's a lovely number to bring a rapper to.

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