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Mike praised the Iran war. Now he is campaigning against the pain it’s caused
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican Senate candidate, has shifted his campaign messaging from blaming the Biden-Harris administration for high grocery prices in 2024 to attributing inflation to the ongoing war with Iran in his 2026 ads.
- Despite previously supporting and defending the U.S. military action against Iran, Rogers now calls for winding down the conflict to reduce energy costs and ease the financial burden on Michigan families.
- Rogers’ change in tone comes amid growing public opposition to the war, with recent polls showing a majority of Americans view the conflict as unwinnable and not worth continuing.
- Rogers, a former House Intelligence Committee chair and national security hawk, has consistently emphasized the need to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons but acknowledges the economic toll of the war on everyday Americans.
- Facing Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in the upcoming election, Rogers is attempting to balance his hawkish foreign policy background with voter concerns about affordability and the unpopular war.
