El-Sayed inspired such little enthusiasm for his progressive agenda that it seems unlikely he can beat Rogers in November. El-Sayed on the campaign trail in Detroit, Michigan (Getty)The list of sins El-Sayed hopes to pin on Rogers will have to be long and damaging if he is to beat him. A recent survey – not that such things have proved particularly accurate in Michigan – showed El-Sayed losing to Rogers in midterms by 10 points. Independent voters favoured Rogers over El-Sayed by more than 27 points. Rogers told the New York Post yesterday that he believes El-Sayed is too ‘radical’ to win in Michigan.