MONEY GAME 2.0

The second quarter campaign fundraising numbers for Republican Senate candidate former Congressman Mike Rogers (R-White Lake) were $745,000, although he tried to say it was $1.5 million by including numbers from another account. Meanwhile the pro-Rogers Great Lakes Conservative Fund super PAC has just announced it has raised $5 million toward a $25 million goal to elect the Republican in 2026. While Rogers does not currently have any primary competition, tea leaves are increasingly pointing to Congressman Bill Huizenga (R- Kalamazoo) jumping into the race – much to the annoyance of Republican and Senate leaders, who have all endorsed Rogers. Huizenga raised $747,000 in the second quarter. Rogers was the man of the hour in 2024 against now Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly), who he came this close to beating. To shore up his campaign this cycle, Punchbowl revealed that Rogers has hired Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio and Chris LaCivita, Trump’s co-campaign manager in 2024, as a senior adviser to Rogers. While President Donald Trump has not yet endorsed Rogers this go-round, according to Punchbowl, “top Trump campaign aides like Fabrizio and LaCivita run their 2026 clients by the White House before they formally commit. Fabrizio’s hire is a good sign for Rogers.”