News: President Donald Trump’s pollster, Tony Fabrizio, is getting involved in Michigan’s Senate race, polling for a pro-crypto group that’s backing former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers.
Rogers trounced his possible competition, Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), in Fabrizio’s poll, 48% to 20%, with another 32% undecided. The survey was commissioned by First Principles Digital, a new super PAC that backs Republicans who support crypto. Trump’s approval rating in the poll is positive at 92/7.
This is significant for a few reasons. First, Rogers is backed by Senate GOP leaders and they are very eager to see Trump endorse him. In the absence of that, Huizenga is inching toward a run.
First Principles Digital is led by Jason Thielman, the 2024 executive director of the Senate Republican campaign arm who played aggressively in primaries. Fabrizio’s work for the group is a good sign for Rogers, who also has Chris LaCivita as a senior adviser to the campaign.
As we reported, top Trump consultants often run their prospective clients by the White House and give the president and his team a chance to waive them off signing certain candidates.
This survey of 600 likely GOP primary voters was conducted from June 17-19 and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
These numbers are good for Rogers — but not as good as another recent poll from the Detroit Chamber of Commerce that Rogers led 61% to Huizenga’s 17% among registered voters.
