{"id":2018251,"date":"2023-08-31T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T19:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-rep-peter-meijer-takes-first-step-toward-senate-run-in-michigan\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T15:21:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T19:21:09","slug":"former-rep-peter-meijer-takes-first-step-toward-senate-run-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-rep-peter-meijer-takes-first-step-toward-senate-run-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Meijer, ex-Rep., begins Michigan Senate bid."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-rep-peter-meijer-takes-first-step-toward-senate-run-in-michigan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Peter Meijer Forms\u200c Senate\u200c Exploratory Committee<\/h2>\n<p>Peter Meijer, a former\u200c House Republican, \u200dhas taken the first steps towards launching \u2062a bid to replace the \u200cretiring \u200cSen.\u2063 Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)\u2063 in Michigan. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-rep-peter-meijer-takes-first-step-toward-senate-run-in-michigan\/\" title=\"Peter Meijer, ex-Rep., begins Michigan Senate bid.\">swing state holds<\/a> \u2062the potential to determine which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-committing-to-raising-taxes-in-bidens-forthcoming-budget-press-secretary\/\" title=\"White House Committing to Raising Taxes in Biden\u2019s Forthcoming Budget: Press Secretary\">party holds control<\/a> \u2062of the upper chamber \u200bnext year.<\/p>\n<p>Meijer recently launched an\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/recall-gov-newsom-calls-grow-louder-calif-dems-join-in\/\" title=\"Recall Gov. Newsom calls grow louder, Calif. Dems join in\">exploratory committee<\/a>, allowing him to raise funds and\u2062 hire campaign staff as he considers a Senate run. If he \u2062decides \u2062to proceed, \u2064Meijer \u200cwill face a\u2062 competitive GOP\u200b primary \u200band a challenging general election\u200c if he secures\u200c the party&#8217;s nomination.<\/p>\n<h3>Meijer&#8217;s Vision for 2024<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Winning in 2024 is the only way we\u200d can stop Biden&#8217;s ruinous economic policies and mass weaponization of government,&#8221; Meijer told \u2063the\u2063 Detroit News. &#8220;It will take someone who \u200bcan&#8217;t be bought and\u200c is willing to\u200d be\u200b bold, and I \u200dam \u200cconsidering running for Senate to do my part \u2062to get us out of this\u200b mess.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meijer previously represented\u2064 Michigan&#8217;s\u200d 3rd Congressional District in the House, but he was ousted \u2064in\u200c the GOP primary during the midterm\u200d elections. Notably, he was \u200cone\u2064 of only\u2062 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach\u200c Donald Trump in 2021.\u200c Despite this, Meijer enjoys high name recognition and strong\u200d fundraising abilities.<\/p>\n<p>If Meijer decides to run, he will have to navigate the influence of \u200dTrump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a>, as the \u200dformer president \u200cmay choose to endorse another candidate against him.<\/p>\n<h3>Opportunity for Republicans<\/h3>\n<p>Stabenow&#8217;s retirement presents a key\u200c pickup opportunity for Republicans,\u200b as \u2062she has\u2063 held \u2063the\u200d seat since 2001. Democrats,\u200b on \u2062the other hand, are determined to\u2062 maintain\u200d their slim majority in\u2064 the Senate. The race\u200b to fill Stabenow&#8217;s \u2064seat is expected to be highly competitive in the 2024 cycle, \u2063according to the\u200d nonpartisan Cook Political Report.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 election cycle, \u200cthere are 34 Senate seats up for grabs. Democrats must\u200b defend\u2064 23 of these seats, \u200dwhile Republicans only need to defend 11. This \u200bputs the GOP in a favorable position \u200bto potentially flip crucial Senate seats and shift the balance of \u200dpower \u200bin the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Democrats hold a 51-49 majority in the Senate,\u200d with Vice President\u200c Kamala Harris serving as\u200d a tiebreaker vote if needed. Therefore, \u2064Republicans only need to flip\u200c one Senate seat to\u200b secure the majority, \u200bprovided they win back the White House in 2024. If they fail \u2063to regain the \u200cOval Office, the party will need to secure two additional Senate seats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click\u200b here<\/a> \u200c to\u2063 read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Meijer, a former House Republican, has taken his first steps towards running for the Senate in Michigan. He has formed an exploratory committee to potentially replace the retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow. 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