{"id":2262070,"date":"2024-06-07T09:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-make-seven-figure-investment-in-michigan-senate-race-as-rogers-gains-on-slotkin\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T09:04:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:04:14","slug":"republicans-make-seven-figure-investment-in-michigan-senate-race-as-rogers-gains-on-slotkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-make-seven-figure-investment-in-michigan-senate-race-as-rogers-gains-on-slotkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans have made a substantial investment in the Michigan Senate race as Rogers catches up to Slotkin"},"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\">34<\/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%2Frepublicans-make-seven-figure-investment-in-michigan-senate-race-as-rogers-gains-on-slotkin%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=2262070&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--><p>The Michigan Senate race is intensifying as Senate\u2064 Republicans invest heavily in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">voter turnout<\/a> for former GOP\u200c Rep. Mike Rogers. The National Republican Senatorial Committee is \u200dcommitted to supporting Rogers&#8217; campaign infrastructure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-fails-to-advance-defense-spending-bill-as-government-shutdown-looms\/\" title=\"Government shutdown looms as House fails to advance defense spending bill.\">secure crucial votes<\/a> for the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a>. This \u200dstrategic move highlights \u2064the confidence in Rogers&#8217; potential \u200bto win against\u200b opponent Rep. Elissa Slotkin in 2024.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> Senate race is set to heat up further as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-outraise-democrats-across-the-board-in-january\/\" title=\"Republicans Outraise Democrats Across the Board in January\">campaign arm<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> Republicans pours money into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-helps-spreadhead-anti-election-integrity-efforts-ahead-of-midterms\/\" title=\"Soros Helps Spreadhead Anti-Election Integrity Efforts Ahead of Midterms\">voter turnout efforts<\/a>, hoping to generate votes for former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GOP<\/a> Rep. Mike Rogers.<\/p>\n<p>The National Republican Senatorial Committee announced on Friday that it is shelling out seven figures toward a \u201cMichigan field program\u201d for Rogers that \u201cwill ensure that Mike Rogers\u2019 campaign has the necessary infrastructure on the ground to turn out Republicans and reach persuadable voters that are crucial to winning the general election,\u201d the group said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Michigan Senate race is one of our top pickup opportunities in 2024,\u201d NRSC spokeswoman Maggie Abboud said in a statement. \u201cThis investment is a direct reflection of our confidence in Mike Rogers\u2019 ability to flip this seat in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rogers is facing off against likely opponent Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who is opting out of a fourth term in the House to try to capture retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow\u2019s (D-MI) seat. She is considered a more centrist Democrat who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3029014\/we-have-a-problem-slotkin-disagrees-with-tlaibs-appearance-at-terrorism-linked-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>battled<\/a> others in her party over Israel in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) asks a question during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Slotkin and Rogers still need to make it out of their Aug. 6 primaries. Slotkin is facing off against actor Hill Harper, and Rogers is battling several Republicans, including former Rep. Justin Amash, businessman Sandy Pensler, and Sherry O\u2019Donnell. They are both expected to win.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Gustafson, a spokesman for Rogers, lauded the NRSC\u2019s investment in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, calling it \u201cunprecedented\u201d and saying it \u201cmakes it very clear that not only is Michigan winnable, it\u2019s the top opportunity for Republicans to secure the Senate Majority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlong with our strong partnership with the Trump campaign and Republicans up and down the ballot, this investment allows our team to expand our outreach and share Mike\u2019s message using a proven data-driven approach, and help ensure we defeat the Biden-Slotkin agenda to flip Michigan red in November,\u201d Gustafson added.<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/20240606_MI_Mitchell.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> saw Slotkin leading by 3 points against Rogers in the general election. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Slotkin\u2019s office but received no response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Michigan Senate race, the National Republican Senatorial Committee boosts voter turnout efforts by investing heavily in the &#8220;Michigan field program&#8221; for former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers. 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