Voters are slamming Rogers for being a “‘carpetbagger,’ a term for a candidate seeking election in an area where they have no local connections”
LANSING — Newsweek has reported that voters are “disgruntled” at Mike Rogers for abandoning Michigan and living in a “large, $1.7 million home in Cape Coral, Florida, which was reportedly his official residence until his decision to run for the U.S. Senate.”
The story notes that Rogers “is still registered to vote in the Sunshine State.” Voters are bashing Rogers for being a “‘carpetbagger,’ a term for a candidate seeking election in an area where they have no local connections.”
Read Newsweek’s reporting on Rogers getting “caught living in Florida:”
Newsweek: Michigan Republican Candidate Caught Living in Florida
- A Republican hoping to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate suffered a setback to his campaign this week after facing allegations that he lives in Florida.
- In January, Michigan Advance said Rogers’ campaign told reporters that he was staying at a home owned by his sister-in-law in Brighton, Michigan, pending renovations on a new property he had bought in White Lake Township. The outlet said Rogers owned a large, $1.7 million home in Cape Coral, Florida, which was reportedly his official residence until his decision to run for the U.S. Senate.
- The allegations have left some voters disgruntled. Several people accused Rogers of being a “carpetbagger,” a term for a candidate seeking election in an area where they have no local connections.
- “Sounds like something someone from Florida would say when they are trying to run for Senate in Michigan,” one X user said.
- An X user posted, “Then why aren’t you running in Florida? You live there, after all.”
- Another told him: “Nothing says ‘proud Michigander’ like someone who packed up, left, moved to Florida, and only came back to run for Senate!”
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