Justin Amash

“In contrast, Rogers is extraordinarily bad on all the issues on which an individual member of Congress may be the deciding vote. Again, these are issues like war powers, surveillance, privacy, the freedom of speech, criminal justice, and government oversight and accountability,”

Justin Amash · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-03

Amash asserted that Rogers is extraordinarily bad on deciding-vote issues such as war powers, surveillance, privacy, and criminal justice.

“I also don’t vote for 'the lesser of two evils.' I believe you should support a candidate only if you truly want the person to hold that office. I’ve already voted, and consistent with the above principle, I didn’t vote for Rogers or El-Sayed. But I do know which one would be more dangerous in the U.S. Senate — and it’s not even close.”

Justin Amash · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-03

Amash explained in an X thread that he did not vote for either Rogers or El-Sayed, but believes one is far more dangerous in the Senate.

“It goes without saying that I have major disagreements with both Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed, and neither one particularly likes me,”

Justin Amash · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-03

Amash wrote in a thread on X that he has major disagreements with both Senate candidates and that neither likes him.

“In this world — the real world, not the imaginary one that partisan pundits on the right and left live in — Rogers poses a far greater threat to individual liberty and the Constitution than Sanders. Moreover, it’s not just that Rogers is awful here; it’s that Sanders is actually much better on these issues than the median member of Congress.”

Justin Amash · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-03

Amash wrote that Rogers poses a far greater threat to individual liberty and the Constitution than Sanders.

“Several of Sanders’s key proposals, in my opinion, would be exceptionally bad for our country. But given the structure of our government, he’s in no position to get those ideas enacted and enforced.”

Justin Amash · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-03

Amash wrote that Sanders's key proposals would be bad for the country but that government structure prevents their enactment.

“I think it’s fair to view El-Sayed as someone who mostly will follow in Sanders’s footsteps on policy and therefore will be far less dangerous in practice than Rogers,”

Justin Amash · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-03

Amash wrote that El-Sayed will likely follow Sanders's policy footsteps and therefore be far less dangerous in practice than Rogers.

“be far less dangerous in practice than Rogers.”

Justin Amash · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-03

Former Rep. Justin Amash, who did not vote for either Senate candidate, said he thinks El-Sayed would be less dangerous than Rogers.

“(Again, El-Sayed as a senator will do many things that are bad. The question addressed at length is not whether he’s good but simply whether he’s better on the whole than Rogers.)”

Justin Amash · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-03

Amash added in parentheses that El-Sayed as a senator will do bad things, but the question is simply whether he is better on the whole than Rogers.

“To assess who is the greater threat to American freedom, let’s take a look at my time in Congress with Rogers and Bernie Sanders, who shares many of El-Sayed’s views and can serve as his stand-in,”

Justin Amash · said 2026-11-02 · reported 2026-11-03

Amash wrote that Bernie Sanders, who shares many of El-Sayed's views, can serve as a stand-in to assess the greater threat to American freedom.