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Michigan, an important state to the United States of America
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and to the Republican Party. With us today is Rona
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Romney McDaniel. And she was the GOP chair of the
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entire country. And now she went back home and she
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is worried about Michigan. Well, Rona, give us your evaluation.
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Give us the pulse of the situation. What is going
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on in Michigan? And tell us what you're doing in Michigan.
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Yeah, thanks, John. So great to be with you. I
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actually am a CEO of an organization called Michigan Forward.
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I was formerly the Michigan chair when we won for
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Trump for the first time in 30 years and never
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left Michigan. So in Michigan, we're dealing with a lot
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of what you're dealing with in New York. We have
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our own mom, Donnie, running for the Senate here. His
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name's Abdul El-Sayed, and he is truly frightening. He's a socialist.
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He has aligned himself with many anti-American interests, and we
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are desperate to defeat him in the U.S. Senate here.
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And it would flip a seat, actually Republican, a seat
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that the Democrats held. And Mike Rogers is currently the
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candidate running.
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Mike Rogers is a great candidate and loves America, former FBI.
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How close is it?
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So Fox had a poll yesterday that had Mike within one,
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which in Michigan is really good. We have not won
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a statewide race in Michigan. except for Donald Trump since 2016.
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So Mike being within one, uh, is really good, especially
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because Syed for his primary was pulling about 15 to
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16 points ahead of his primary opponent and actually only
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one by one point. So we do think there are
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voters right now who will not vote for Syed, but
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won't tell it to the pollsters.
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Understood. And I agree with you because, uh, You know,
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they don't want to tell the posters because they don't
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know who the posters really are. Right. Now, you're so
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close to Canada, and I know there's some tensions going
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on between Canada and the United States. Is that affecting
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the vote at all?
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You know what really isn't, John? The real issue in
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Michigan is affordability, just like across the country. Except our
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affordability issues, you can lay at the feet of Democrats.
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We passed in our state a Green New Deal in 2023,
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and since then, they have raised utility rates nine times
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in our state, and we have the highest utility rates
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in the country ever. along with the highest auto insurance rates.
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So people are really hurting in our state. And we've
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had eight years of a Democrat governor. So this is
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a transition point for Republicans or for Michiganders. And we're
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hoping Republicans can make some gains. And Mike Rogers is
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really the one leading the ticket in our state.
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Well, the bottom line is you're looking for common sense
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versus what's going on with the Socialist Party. And Mike
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Rogers' opponent, is, I guess, he's not a real Democrat.
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He's a socialist Democrat.
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He is so frightening. And to think about this being
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the 25th year of 9-11 and to put somebody... or
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even consider having somebody go into the Senate who campaigns
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with a man like Hassan Piker, who said America deserved 9-11,
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who said over and over again that he hates America.
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And Abdul Al-Sayed, the reason he's responsible for this is
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he brought Hassan Piker into our state. He has chosen
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to bring this individual to campaign around Michigan. And these
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are deeply offensive things, but it shows his true ideology.
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And he is.
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paired himself with many, many anti-Americans. He's taken money from
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people who have funded terrorist groups. So I hope Michiganders
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reject him, and we do not let socialism continue to
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move across this country like we've seen it start in
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New York with somebody like Mandani.
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Understood. How about your neighboring states? Can you speak about
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anything going on over there?
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Yeah, so, I mean, obviously the Senate map is favorable
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for Republicans, but you see, like John Husted is in
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a really tough battle in Ohio against Sherrod Brown. And Iowa,
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you see Ashley Hinson, who is in a tough battle
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to keep that Senate seat. So they really need to
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hold those two Republican seats. And then hopefully we can
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flip one in Michigan and maintain control of the Senate.
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But affordability, John, is just an issue that's hitting Americans
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across the country. And I do think that the president
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is working to address it and bring gas prices down.
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And we need that heading into November.
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Understood. Well, Rona, we're working very hard. And tell people
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how to contribute to help Michigan.
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Yeah, well, we've got a website called MichiganForward.com if you
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want to help us. We're helping up and down the ticket.
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We appreciate any help. And MikeRogers.com for sure. Help Mike
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Rogers win the Senate seat.
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Well, Rona Romney McDaniel, thank you so much for coming
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on this Sunday morning. And I certainly have helped Mike
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Rogers in the past, and I'm going to continue to
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do that in the future.
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We're so grateful for you. Always good to be with you, John.
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Thank you for having me.
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Take care. And say hello to your dad for me.
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I will.
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Michigan, an important state to the United States of America
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and to the Republican Party. With us today is Rona
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Romney McDaniel. And she was the GOP chair of the
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entire country. And now she went back home and she
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is worried about Michigan. Well, Rona, give us your evaluation.
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Give us the pulse of the situation. What is going
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on in Michigan? And tell us what you're doing in Michigan.
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Yeah, thanks, John. So great to be with you. I
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actually am a CEO of an organization called Michigan Forward.
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I was formerly the Michigan chair when we won for
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Trump for the first time in 30 years and never
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left Michigan. So in Michigan, we're dealing with a lot
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of what you're dealing with in New York. We have
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our own mom, Donnie, running for the Senate here. His
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name's Abdul El-Sayed, and he is truly frightening. He's a socialist.
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He has aligned himself with many anti-American interests, and we
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are desperate to defeat him in the U.S. Senate here.
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And it would flip a seat, actually Republican, a seat
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that the Democrats held. And Mike Rogers is currently the
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candidate running.
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Mike Rogers is a great candidate and loves America, former FBI.
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How close is it?
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So Fox had a poll yesterday that had Mike within one,
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which in Michigan is really good. We have not won
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a statewide race in Michigan. except for Donald Trump since 2016.
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So Mike being within one, uh, is really good, especially
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because Syed for his primary was pulling about 15 to
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16 points ahead of his primary opponent and actually only
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one by one point. So we do think there are
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voters right now who will not vote for Syed, but
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won't tell it to the pollsters.
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Understood. And I agree with you because, uh, You know,
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they don't want to tell the posters because they don't
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know who the posters really are. Right. Now, you're so
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close to Canada, and I know there's some tensions going
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on between Canada and the United States. Is that affecting
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the vote at all?
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You know what really isn't, John? The real issue in
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Michigan is affordability, just like across the country. Except our
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affordability issues, you can lay at the feet of Democrats.
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We passed in our state a Green New Deal in 2023,
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and since then, they have raised utility rates nine times
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in our state, and we have the highest utility rates
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in the country ever. along with the highest auto insurance rates.
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So people are really hurting in our state. And we've
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had eight years of a Democrat governor. So this is
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a transition point for Republicans or for Michiganders. And we're
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hoping Republicans can make some gains. And Mike Rogers is
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really the one leading the ticket in our state.
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Well, the bottom line is you're looking for common sense
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versus what's going on with the Socialist Party. And Mike
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Rogers' opponent, is, I guess, he's not a real Democrat.
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He's a socialist Democrat.
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He is so frightening. And to think about this being
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the 25th year of 9-11 and to put somebody... or
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even consider having somebody go into the Senate who campaigns
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with a man like Hassan Piker, who said America deserved 9-11,
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who said over and over again that he hates America.
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And Abdul Al-Sayed, the reason he's responsible for this is
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he brought Hassan Piker into our state. He has chosen
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to bring this individual to campaign around Michigan. And these
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are deeply offensive things, but it shows his true ideology.
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And he is.
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paired himself with many, many anti-Americans. He's taken money from
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people who have funded terrorist groups. So I hope Michiganders
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reject him, and we do not let socialism continue to
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move across this country like we've seen it start in
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New York with somebody like Mandani.
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Understood. How about your neighboring states? Can you speak about
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anything going on over there?
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Yeah, so, I mean, obviously the Senate map is favorable
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for Republicans, but you see, like John Husted is in
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a really tough battle in Ohio against Sherrod Brown. And Iowa,
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you see Ashley Hinson, who is in a tough battle
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to keep that Senate seat. So they really need to
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hold those two Republican seats. And then hopefully we can
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flip one in Michigan and maintain control of the Senate.
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But affordability, John, is just an issue that's hitting Americans
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across the country. And I do think that the president
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is working to address it and bring gas prices down.
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And we need that heading into November.
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Understood. Well, Rona, we're working very hard. And tell people
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how to contribute to help Michigan.
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Yeah, well, we've got a website called MichiganForward.com if you
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want to help us. We're helping up and down the ticket.
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We appreciate any help. And MikeRogers.com for sure. Help Mike
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Rogers win the Senate seat.
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Well, Rona Romney McDaniel, thank you so much for coming
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on this Sunday morning. And I certainly have helped Mike
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Rogers in the past, and I'm going to continue to
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do that in the future.
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We're so grateful for you. Always good to be with you, John.
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Thank you for having me.
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Take care. And say hello to your dad for me.
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I will.
