READ MORE: Michigan Sen. Gary Peters backs Haley Stevens in contentious race to succeed him<\/a><\/p>\nThe visit will allow the president to take his messaging on the road as Republicans grow concerned about how rising gas prices and an unpopular war in Iran might affect their midterm chances. Republicans are defending slim majorities in the House and Senate.<\/p>\n
Trump carried Michigan in 2016 and 2024, and both parties view the battleground state as central to the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Democrats are facing the most competitive race in the Aug. 4 primary, with U.S. Rep.\u00a0Haley Stevens\u00a0and progressive candidate\u00a0Abdul El-Sayed\u00a0battling for the party’s Senate nomination. The winner will face Rogers, who lost narrowly in 2024 to now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin.<\/p>\n
Republicans have faced a bruising contest for the gubernatorial nomination, however, with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer term-limited. James has been endorsed by Trump, but Johnson has spent millions attacking James on television and digital advertising.<\/p>\n
Johnson’s campaign has already advertised a “Trump Tailgate” on Monday.<\/p>\n
Oakland County, where Trump is set to appear, was long considered one of Michigan’s premier political bellwether counties. Democrats have steadily expanded their margins there even as Trump carried the state in 2016 and again in 2024.<\/p>\n
Republicans saw 2026 as a chance to finally gain back power in a state that has been dominated by Democrats \u2014 outside of Trump’s wins \u2014 over the past decade. But surging gas prices, an unpopular\u00a0war in Iran\u00a0and\u00a0tariffs\u00a0that have hit the state’s auto industry hard have all contributed to concerns about a worsening political environment for Michigan Republicans.<\/p>\n
In May, a\u00a0Democrat won a special election\u00a0by almost 20 points in a state Senate district that Kamala Harris won by less than 1 point in 2024. The previous officeholder, a Democrat, carried the seat by 6 percentage points in 2022.<\/p>\n
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