MI-SEN: Peters offers optimistic outlook for Michigan Dems in 2026 Senate Race

[RandySF]

First, 2026 will be a good year to be a Democrat, Peters said, with the party out of power typically performing better during midterm elections.

“You have that historical precedent. Plus just the increased chaos we’re seeing out of the Trump administration will mean that people are going to be voting Democratic, and next year, I think you’re going to see that similar to what we saw in the last Trump administration,” Peters said, referencing the 2018 mid-term election where Democrats were able to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In another benefit, Democrats also have a deep bench of candidates, Peters said, noting that while others may declare for candidacy, the four Democratic candidates that have already jumped into the race “are all very talented people.”

The Democratic slate is currently made up of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham), state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak), former Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) and former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed. Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-White Lake) is currently the only Republican candidate, however reports say U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) is also weighing a run, though he has yet to make a formal announcement.




https://michiganadvance.com/2025/06/13/peters-offers-optimistic-outlook-for-michigan-dems-in-2026-senate-race/

[Celerity]

1. No Labels Problem Solver Haley Stevens (aka Slotkin 2.0, who is herself Sinema 2.0) voted to express gratitude for ICE

amid protests against the agency.


votes on the resolution expressing "gratitude" to ICE:

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/h158

[RandySF]

2. I like Mallory.

[Celerity]

3. I do too. She is by far my favourite Dem candidate for US Senate for MI in 2026.