THE FACES OF ROGERS

We are hearing more these days – from Republicans — about the changing face of Mike Rogers, White Lake Republican, as he runs for the 2026 opening in the U.S. Senate. Those who knew him from when he served in the U.S. House from 2001-2015 remember a lawmaker who was best described as a traditional Republican. Nowadays? Not so. Rogers has clearly evolved into a Trumpian MAGA Republican, according to traditional party members, which is why Trump cleared the field of any other GOP members who may have wanted to run in this race. Rogers’ shift in POV has drawn serious support from hard-right donors like Tim Dunn, a Texas billionaire and Christian Nationalist who gave $5 million this year to the Great Lakes Conservative Fund which backed Rogers to the tune of over $20 million in his 2024 narrow loss to current U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin. Dunn has lead the push to remake Texas Republican politics and may now be concentrating on politics in the Midwest The Michigan Democratic party recently sent out a reminder release pointing out that Dunn and his political network have been associated with antisemites and white supremacists. Said one Republican insider, the old Mike Rogers would have refused the Dunn donation. Today? Nope.

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