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Proof: Michigan Senate race goes down to the wire as El-Sayed, Rogers split voters

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-30T23:01:03Z","headline":"Michigan Senate race goes down to the wire as El-Sayed, Rogers split voters","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"foxnews","url":"https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-michigan-voters-split-between-el-sayed-rogers","v":1}

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43fd60d67569112ffa992d843743a846923f53520d94916f0317c8a5c99a9efb

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