Yesterday afternoon, Donald Trump spoke in Detroit at the Detroit Economic Club. It was billed as an opportunity to present a series of plans to bolster the American auto industry, a topic that a lot of Michiganders are interested in.

But that’s not what we saw. Instead in the *2 hours* that Trump spoke, he aired personal grievances, lied about Michigan election laws, lied about having been named “Michigan Man of the Year,” and repeatedly insulted the great city of Detroit.

Absolutely not.

But the bigger message was not his words, but his actions. Trump’s repeated presence here in Michigan over and over and over again is the clearest signal of all.

Trump knows what we know: If he loses Michigan, he will almost certainly lose the White House — and Republicans will lose the Senate. And the better I do in my race, the better Kamala Harris likely does in the state as well.

That’s why Republicans are throwing everything they can at Michigan: Outside groups have already spent or committed more than $50 million in TV ads attacking me and propping up Mike Rogers.

And our state is virtually tied — recent public polls show a dead heat for both the presidential and the Senate race, Cook Political Report has our race rated as a pure toss-up, and the nonpartisan election forecasters have said there may be no state more important in the presidential race than Michigan.

The only thing we know for certain is that this race will come down to the wire and could go either way on Election Day.

We can't let that happen. Want to help? Chip in what you can and help send a message that Michigan is sure as hell not ready to swing back to Trump.

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Thank you,

Elissa

PAID FOR BY ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN

P.O. Box 4145
East Lansing, MI 48826

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Elissa Slotkin served in the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense. Use of her job titles and photographs during service do not imply endorsement by the Central Intelligence Agency OR the Department of Defense.