Liam Donovan

But an open seat is more expensive for for the party in power to hold and, you know, creates opportunity.

Rawlings have a great candidate there in Ashley Hinson, sitting House member, very dynamic, telegenic.

So I think they'll be OK there.

But this is a time when the Midwest is not loving life.

You know, the ag community is getting hit hard by the tariffs.

There is enough going on there on that ticket.

I mean, there's there's a competitive governor's race.

That's right.

And I'd be more scared if Rob Sand was running for Senate.

But but it does tell you that there is there are things happening at the state level that you can't you can't take for granted.

And if I'm a Republican, I'm leaning into that one and making sure that we don't we don't get caught.

What do you think about Michigan?

Well, look, it should be a pickup opportunity anyway.

This is a state that Donald Trump won.

He's won it twice.

Mike Rogers was a strong candidate who came up just shy last time.

So just all things equal, it should be top of the list.

As you say, environment makes it more of a challenge.

But to your point, the fascinating stuff going on in the Democratic primary there, it's uncanny.

You know, as somebody that's worked in Republican politics, particularly Senate politics long enough, it's the first time in a while I've seen just an eerily similar situation to what Republicans have lived for a decade and a half.