{"id":2596714,"date":"2026-04-29T13:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-republican-faces-fire-on-iran-war-in-bellwether-race\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:44:55","slug":"michigan-republican-faces-fire-on-iran-war-in-bellwether-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-republican-faces-fire-on-iran-war-in-bellwether-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Republican faces fire on Iran war in bellwether race"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmichigan-republican-faces-fire-on-iran-war-in-bellwether-race%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=2596714&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>In Michigan\u2019s special state senate election in the competitive 35th District,Democrat Chedrick Greene\u2019s campaign is using the United States\u2019 Iran war as a centerpiece issue against Republican Jason Tunney. greene argues voters aren\u2019t satisfied with the country spending roughly \u201ca billion dollars a day\u201d on the conflict,which he says is worsening economic affordability problems for Michigan residents.<\/p>\n<p>The race will decide control of the state senate,where Democrats currently hold a one-seat advantage; a Tunney win would tie the chamber 19-19. Greene\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >comments echo earlier warnings<\/a> that the war is diverting attention from local cost-of-living concerns, and surrogates-including Pete Buttigieg-have also criticized the war\u2019s unclear mission and endgame.<\/p>\n<p>Tunney and allies, simultaneously occurring, defend the Iran war and argue it has defined objectives and a limited, mission-focused timeline. Michigan Democrats continue too attack Tunney for being distracted from bread-and-butter issues like taxes and energy costs, while Tunney says his priorities include improving education and that voters are especially worried about household costs as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-endorses-new-york-mayoral-candidate-in-apparent-bid-to-pull-progressives-away-from-andrew-yang\/\" title=\"AOC Endorses New York Mayoral Candidate In Apparent Bid To Pull Progressives Away From Andrew Yang\">early voting begins<\/a>.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Democrat Chedrick Greene\u2019s campaign used the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> war as a pressure point against Republican rival Jason Tunney on Wednesday, as their pivotal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\">Michigan<\/a> state senate race hits the homestretch. <\/p>\n<p>The two men are competing to represent a toss-up district for a special election set for May 5. The race is significant as Democrats currently have a one-seat majority in the Michigan Senate. 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His comments echo <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChedrickGreene\/status\/2027788852203557123\">previous statements<\/a> in which he suggested the war is detracting from affordability issues facing Michigan residents. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThis is a very purple district, and it swings back and forth,\u201d Greene <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/29\/what-we-could-learn-swing-district-special-election-michigan\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/29\/what-we-could-learn-swing-district-special-election-michigan\/\">told the <em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. \u201cPeople are not happy that we are spending close to a billion dollars a day on a conflict \u2026 that is causing things to get worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The district encompasses Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw. Early voting in the race has already started. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-fundraises-for-virginia-dem-who-served-time-for-underage-sex\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe Fundraises for Virginia Dem Who Served Time for Underage Sex\">state senate seat<\/a> was in Democratic hands before Kristen McDonald won her congressional campaign and vacated the post, triggering the special election. McDonald has emphasized the district\u2019s politically purple slant, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/McdonaldRivet\/status\/2046659876445639022\">noting that<\/a> she was the \u201conly Michigan Democrat\u201d to win a district that also backed President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> in the 2024 election. <\/p>\n<p>Another one of Greene\u2019s surrogates latched on to the war as he campaigned against Tunney last month. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody\u2019s going to be paying the cost for a war with an unclear mission and an undefined endgame,\u201d former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said following <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcmu.org\/local-regional-news\/2026-03-19\/race-for-open-michigan-senate-seat-heats-up-in-midland\">an event <\/a>he spoke at with Greene in Midland. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, one of Tunney\u2019s allies <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourmidland.com\/news\/article\/john-james-tom-leonard-rally-jason-tunney-22087723.php\">defended the Iran war<\/a> as he campaigned for the Republican in downtown Midland. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf somebody told you that for the selfless sacrifice of seven of our brave heroes, we would be able to subjugate an entire nation in under two weeks, most nations would call that a resounding success,\u201d said Rep. John James (R-MI), who is also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/04\/28\/michigan-republican-governor-primary-polls\/89837107007\/?gnt-cfr=1&#038;gca-cat=p&#038;gca-uir=false&#038;gca-epti=z117248p119750l003750c119750u115548e1105xxv117248&#038;gca-ft=15&#038;gca-ds=sophi\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/04\/28\/michigan-republican-governor-primary-polls\/89837107007\/?gnt-cfr=1&#038;gca-cat=p&#038;gca-uir=false&#038;gca-epti=z117248p119750l003750c119750u115548e1105xxv117248&#038;gca-ft=15&#038;gca-ds=sophi\">a leading Republican<\/a> gubernatorial candidate in Michigan. \u201cNow we still have issues that we must resolve, but Congress isn\u2019t waiting for that timeline to get answers from the administration, and the administration is cooperating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James said he believes the administration has been \u201cextremely transparent,\u201d has defined objectives, and there is a \u201cclear mission\u201d for the military engagement with a four-to-six-week timeline. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this particular point, our goal is to make sure that we keep this conflict short, limited in scope, and ultimately, mission-effective,\u201d James said during the campaign event for Tunney. <\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Democratic Party has continued to come after Tunney on the matter, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/michigandems.com\/while-costs-rise-james-and-nesbitt-focus-on-2020-election-conspiracy-theories\/\">accusing him <\/a>of not being focused on families \u201cstruggling to make ends meet because of Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda and reckless Iran war.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In an interview published Monday, Tunney noted voters are concerned about taxes and increasing energy costs, and emphasized that improving Michigan\u2019s education system\u00a0is one of his campaign\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4547381\/mallory-mcmorrow-campaign-hit-resurfaced-tweets-showing-progressive-views\/\">MALLORY MCMORROW CAMPAIGN HIT WITH RESURFACED TWEETS SHOWING PROGRESSIVE VIEWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel great, I think we have put together the best two weeks of the campaign in the last two weeks, so we are peaking at the right time,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc12.com\/news\/politics\/republican-jason-tunney-says-campaign-is-peaking-in-35th-district\/article_a6153e32-af32-4137-b47f-fd91545357c5.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.abc12.com\/news\/politics\/republican-jason-tunney-says-campaign-is-peaking-in-35th-district\/article_a6153e32-af32-4137-b47f-fd91545357c5.html\">he told ABC 12<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to the Tunney campaign for comment. 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