Overview
- After winning backing from Sen. Chris Coons, Stevens announced support from former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
- Both endorsers said she is the Democrat best positioned to defeat former Rep. Mike Rogers in November.
- The new support builds on earlier endorsements from former Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Ruben Gallego.
- The endorsements spotlight her work on President Barack Obama’s auto rescue and a record focused on Michigan manufacturing.
- The two-way Republican primary between Rogers and Bernadette Smith sets up a general election that could help decide Senate control.