Earlier this month, our campaign kicked off a week-long town hall tour in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
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campaign → kick → Michigan
Many of our stops were in towns Trump won by thirty points.
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Trump → win → points
Pundits laughed in our faces.
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Pundits → laugh → faces
My opponent told reporters we should expect "a cold welcome."
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we → tell → welcome
But I went anyway.
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I → go → ?
I went for the mom in Escanaba who shared her excitement that this was the first political rally she’d attended in her life — not because she’d lacked interest, but because "no one ever comes to Escanaba."
I heard that kind of thing a lot.
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I → go → thing
In Iron Mountain, Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, Petoskey, Midland, and Caro, I spoke with Michiganders who had felt ignored and overlooked by our politics.
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who → speak → politics
Both parties are to blame for this feeling of neglect all across the UP and Northern Michigan.
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parties → blame → UP
Republicans take these voters for granted.
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Republicans → take → voters
Most Democrats don’t even bother campaigning there.
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Democrats → bother → ?
I’m running for Senate because no Michigander deserves to be left behind.
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Michigander → run → Senate
That’s why we’ve held over 700 events in over 120 cities.
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we → ’ → cities
I’ve sat down with Michiganders from all walks of life, all of whom are hurting from the Rogers-Trump agenda and are hungry for change.
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all → sit → change
We’re seeing historic momentum in unlikely places.
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We → see → places
Rural districts, from Escanaba to Port Huron to Cadillac, are showing up and showing out for our campaign.
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districts → show → campaign
Hundreds of former Trump voters line up for hours to attend our town halls.
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Hundreds → line → halls
Because they know they deserve better.
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they → know → better
They deserve not to suffer under a broken system that’s been broken since long before Trump.
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that → deserve → Trump
So I mean it when I say our campaign is open to all who are in search of a better future.
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who → mean → future
As senator, I will always put Michigan first and fight for each and every member of our state.
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I → put → state
The greatest gift of campaigning has been events like our tour stops, where I get to meet with Michiganders who trust me with their stories and struggles.
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who → get → stories
No matter where I go, I’m hearing the same thing: It shouldn’t be this hard.
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It → go → thing
Whether it’s that mom in Escanaba or a farmer in Ithaca or a teacher in Detroit, working Americans are struggling to afford gas, groceries, and healthcare while billionaires and corporations grow richer and richer.
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billionaires → ’ → gas
This is what the disastrous Rogers-Trump agenda has left us.
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agenda → leave → us
Experts estimate that the average Michigan household is paying a whopping $5,600 due to Trump’s tariffs, in addition to spending about $20 more every time they fill up a tank as a result of Trump’s dangerous Iran war.
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they → estimate → war
The numbers speak for themselves.
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numbers → speak → themselves
Working Michiganders are going through hell—and our president isn’t doing a thing to help.
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president → go → thing
He’s just making it worse.
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it → make → ?
But my opponent, Mike Rogers, thinks the trade war is "an absolute win" and that the Iran War is a "win-win-win."
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War → think → ?
When we last met on the debate stage, all Rogers could say was that the last two years of Trump’s presidency have been "amazing."
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years → meet → presidency
Trump reported at least $2.2 billion in income in 2025, his first year back in office, and since leaving Congress, Rogers ballooned his net worth to $14.6 million by advising the very corporations he was in charge of regulating as a legislator.
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he → report → legislator
He’s just another cog in the political machine that delivers for special interests over the public.
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that → ’ → public
He’s running for office to enrich himself at the expense of Michiganders, just as he’s done before.
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he → run → Michiganders
Throughout his time in Congress, Mike Rogers took over $1 million from Big Pharma, then voted 19 times against expanding children’s health coverage and lowering prescription drug costs.
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Rogers → take → costs
Mike Rogers took millions from Big Oil — then voted to raise gas prices.
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Rogers → take → prices
Mike Rogers took millions from Wall Street — then voted for higher credit rates.
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Rogers → take → rates
Mike Rogers took millions from Trump-aligned super PACs, then backed Trump’s dangerous war with Iran, even as gas and groceries spike for Michiganders.
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gas → take → Michiganders
To spell it out more clearly: Rogers wins when working Michiganders lose.
I’m running because I believe in a better way.
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I → spell → way
I believe we win when we put Michigan first — not billionaires or special interests or corporations.
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we → believe → Michigan
That’s why my campaign is built around three simple principles: money out of politics, money in your pocket, and Medicare for All.
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campaign → ’ → All
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