Retired judge and Newsmax legal analyst Andrew Napolitano is urging Michigan voters to support Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for the U.S. Senate, delivering a sharp rebuke of Republican Mike Rogers over war, government surveillance and constitutional rights.
In an interview clip released Monday by Katie Halper, Napolitano made his preference unmistakable: “If I were in Michigan — no question in my mind — I would vote for El-Sayed.” He also encouraged Michigan voters to support the Democrat.
The endorsement crosses a substantial ideological divide. Napolitano acknowledged that he would likely oppose El-Sayed on taxation and property issues. But he said their agreement on civil liberties and war outweighed those differences.
His criticism of Rogers was considerably harsher. Napolitano called the Trump-backed Republican a “two-bit thug,” accusing him of supporting war and intrusive surveillance while disregarding constitutional protections. Those descriptions were Napolitano’s political judgments.
The remarks place constitutional limits on government at the center of Napolitano’s endorsement. His stated reasoning was that disagreements over economic policy mattered less to him than the candidates’ approaches to military power and individual freedom.
For El-Sayed, the endorsement offers support from a commentator whose audience extends beyond Democratic politics. For Rogers, it represents criticism from a prominent legal voice appearing on a network closely associated with conservative viewers.
Napolitano’s message was direct: on the issues he considers most consequential in this race, he trusts El-Sayed more than Rogers.
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