In private call, Michigan Republican running for Senate sees himself in ‘good shape’ against one particular Democrat | CNN Politics

As Michigan Democrats debate who is their best candidate for Senate, the presumptive Republican nominee, Mike Rogers, has a frank private assessment of the field. During a call with supporters last month, Rogers said his campaign was in “pretty good shape” overall – and feeling good if former public health official Abdul El-Sayed captures the Democratic nomination in the August 4 primary. “If he wins, I think we’re in good shape,” Rogers said while responding to a question about his campaign’s strategy for El-Sayed. “I mean, I think he’s so radical. I think he’s going to lose big parts of the west part of the state. We think we can do well in part of the southeast part of the state. I think we’ll do well if he in fact is the nominee.” Rogers’ comments fit into a fierce debate in the Democratic primary about who is best equipped to retain the seat held by the retiring Sen. Gary Peters: El-Sayed, who is running as an unabashed progressive with the support of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), or Rep. Haley Stevens, running as a more moderate candidate. A recording of the call was provided to CNN by a person who requested anonymity to share it. National Democra