Michigan Democrats launch ad tying Mike Rogers to Moroun family, opposition to Gordie Howe Bridge

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(Detroit Metro Times) Michigan Democrats are launching their first digital ad of the 2026 U.S. Senate race, targeting Republican candidate Mike Rogers for supporting efforts to block the Gordie Howe International Bridge.

The 60-second ad, titled “A Bridge Too Far,” will begin running Monday on streaming platforms across Michigan. The ad accuses Rogers of siding with wealthy donors who sought to block the publicly owned bridge, which is expected to boost trade, ease congestion at the border, and create jobs when it opens.

The ad comes two weeks after Metro Times revealed Rogers’s long relationship with the billionaire Moroun family, which owns the competing Ambassador Bridge.

The ad references recent President Donald Trump’s threat to block the $4.7 billion bridge from opening, and it criticizes Rogers for defending those remarks. At one point, the narrator says Rogers supported efforts to derail the new crossing, even though promised to strengthen supply chains and expand trade between Michigan and Canada. .................(more)

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/politics-elections/michigan-democrats-launch-ad-tying-mike-rogers-to-moroun-family-opposition-to-gordie-howe-bridge/