GOP group invests $45M to boost Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race

Key Points:

• The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a Republican super PAC affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, is investing $45 million early in Michigan's open U.S. Senate race to support GOP nominee Mike Rogers in flipping the seat from Democratic control.
• This $45 million commitment is SLF's largest and earliest ever investment in Michigan, aiming to secure better advertising rates and cover the entire early-voting period starting in late August, a month earlier than in 2024.
• The spending reflects confidence in Rogers, who cleared the GOP primary field and secured former President Donald Trump's endorsement; SLF's total national investment in Senate battlegrounds is $342 million.
• Democrats criticize the GOP investment, arguing Rogers is a weak candidate with an unpopular agenda, while the Democratic primary field remains competitive with contenders like Haley Stevens, Mallory McMorrow, and Abdul El-Sayed.
• SLF's Michigan spending includes various campaign efforts such as TV and radio ads, direct mail, voter outreach, and absentee ballot operations, with additional support from groups like Sentinel Action Fund contributing $15 million to Rogers' campaign.