Room-temperature-IQ U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D‑MI) has announced his retirement. He won’t be seeking re-election in 2026.
That’s fantastic news for Michigan, as the seat was already in play (this is likely the reason Peters is retiring) and now even more winnable.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott rejoiced at the news:
“It just tells me one thing that is completely crystal clear in American politics today: that President Trump is a force to be reckoned with, and if you don’t, then you lose. And bottom line — I think he’s running scared because President Trump won Michigan.”
The South Carolina senator said that Trump won Michigan for two reasons: the open border and Trump growing the Republican coalition.
“Number one, Peters sat by while the American Southern border was wide open. The greatest invasion in American history, 14 million people crossing illegally, a lot of them landing in Michigan. Number two, the auto workers. President Trump has an open policy as relates to American workers, union or not. President Trump supports American workers. Peters did not. Number three, minority voters, 39 percent President Trump told me the other day, 39 percent of the African American males voted for him. That number might be off by a little bit, but what it says is Detroit, Michigan, is in play. The state is in play. Why? Because President Trump showed us a recipe to get things done.”
“We have to take advantage of that by recruiting a great candidate, and we’re going to make sure that we maintain the Trump coalition of union workers, minority voters, and, frankly, everybody that loves apple pie, baseball, and the American dream,” he added.
Michigan Republicans should cross their fingers and hope that failed Biden Transportation Secretary (and failed wet nurse) Pete Buttigieg runs for the seat.
