MS NOW anchor Peter Alexander asked Gov.Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., on Sunday whether Republican politicians were tapping into "xenophobia" ahead of the midterm elections.Alexander began his show "State of Play" on Monday remarking on the national attention given to the Michigan U.S.
Senate race between Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and GOP candidate Mike Rogers, which prompted campaign rally appearances by former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump.The MS NOW host showed a clip of himself asking Whitmer over the weekend about what she thought about the "ugly recent rhetoric" levied against El-Sayed by Rogers and Trump, suggesting the attacks could be motivated by "xenophobia."ROGERS FIRES BACK AT WELKER OVER EL-SAYED'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CONTROVERSY, 'YOU ARE GIVING HIM A PASS'Michigan Gov.Gretchen Whitmer was asked by MS NOW anchor Peter Alexander whether she thought Republicans were trying to tap into "hidden xenophobia." (John Nacion/Getty Images)"Do you worry that there is some hidden xenophobia in Michigan right now that Donald Trump and Mike Rogers are trying to tap into?" Alexander asked."I think that Mike Rogers and Donald Trump hope that there is, and that they're trying to cultivate that," Whitmer responded.Later in the show, Alexander aired more of the interview, including a question about whether Whitmer believed the language Trump used to attack El-Sayed was "dangerous."Whitmer agreed that Trump's language was dangerous but added that the bigger issue was Republicans ignoring the state of the economy.FOX NEWS POLL: MICHIGAN VOTERS SPLIT BETWEEN EL-SAYED AND ROGERSRepublican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers will face off against Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed in the November election.
(Nic Antaya/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)"The point is that they're talking about anything other than the cost of living, which has gone up because of the decisions that this administration has made.You ask yourself, are you bette...