Michigan’s Senate race is among the most hotly contested in the U.S. midterm elections, and the turning point may centre on a campaign ad in which the Republican candidate holds a Canadian beer.
“Drinking a Labatt and cheering on the Red Wings — it doesn’t get more Michigan than that,” proclaims Mike Rogers, acknowledging the symbolic ties between the cross-border neighbours.
Then the ad quickly turns to the issue that has come to dominate the state’s tight political race.
