Michigan Primary Election underway, the five senatorial candidates speak

DETROIT, Mich. -- ABC57's Julianne Grohowski was in Detroit, Aug. 6, for Michigan Primary Election coverage, where she got the chance to hear from all five senatorial candidates.

When speaking with the candidates, ABC57 asked how they believe the current presidential race might change their views as being a potential Senator, who works closely with the President, and how it might affect their priorities.

"Immediately you could feel the air shift and the energy shift. But in Michigan, to be honest, it's a swing state. We're always a swing state. The minute you take things for granted and put up your feet is the day you lose," states U.S. Democratic Representative and Senate Candidate Elissa Slotkin. 

"I'm excited about it, I think there's a lot of energy right now. I've known Vice President Harris for fifteen years now, and she's one of the most experienced folks that you'll ever see," states Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Hill Harper.

 Republican Michigan U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Sherry O'Donnell goes on to state, "I would continue to support the republican president at the time, but I'm going to vote constitutionally. If he ever steps out of line with the constitution, I will remind him of his boundaries."

 "I can work with anybody, anybody that wants to help Michigan manufacturing, anybody that wants to bring down the price of gasoline," states Republican Michigan U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Rodgers. 

"The electorate is so polarized because people are so much at odds with each other, this is precisely the time that we need a senator that is viewed as being independent-minded, who will listen to all the people, who will work with all the people," states Republican Michigan U.S. Senate Candidate Justin Amash. 

With Vice President Kamala Harris visiting Detroit tomorrow Aug. 7 with her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, this will be something that the nominees will be paying attention to.