MI-SEN: Mike Rogers ties 2024 Senate loss to a 'van in Detroit with ballots' [View all]

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has claimed, at events in recent weeks, that a single van carrying ballots in Detroit "swung" his 2024 race against Democrat Elissa Slotkin, according to two videos of remarks reviewed by The Detroit News.

During a speech in Muskegon on Oct. 17, Rogers spoke about a van in Detroit "showing up" at about 5:30 a.m. on the morning after Election Day with ballots. When Rogers said the word "ballots," he made an air quote gesture with his left hand.

Detroit, a Democratic stronghold and Michigan's largest city, has long been a Republican target of unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud.

"We ended up losing that thing by about 17,000 votes," Rogers said after making the air quote gesture.



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