LANSING — We didn’t think it was possible for the Michigan Republican Party to spiral even deeper into the abuse, but that is exactly what is happening.
Patrick Marley with The Washington Post details in a bombshell report out today, how MAGA extremists within the Michigan GOP are fighting each other as the level of chaos within the Michigan GOP reaches new heights.
The story highlights in great detail the animosity between GOP leaders across the state as they continue to fall down the rabbit hole of election denialism and MAGA purity tests. This fallout is happening against a backdrop of deep fundraising concerns for the party, with Party Chair Kristina Karamo fighting her own county leadership instead of raising enough money to keep them competitive.
We have said it time and time again, but this story lays out just how extreme the Michigan GOP has become since the 2016 election and their continued embrace of Trump. The bottom line is, Michigan Republicans continue to put the most radical wing of their party ahead of the needs of Michiganders.
Read more about this downward spiral of the Michigan Republican Party below:
Washington Post: ‘MAGA vs. ultra-MAGA’: Michigan’s Republican Party at war with itself
- Over the weekend, Michigan Republicans approved rules that are likely to make it easier for Trump to win the nomination in the state. He has cheered on the state’s party for its commitment to promoting misinformation about the 2020 election.
- At least four county parties in Michigan have been at open war with themselves, with members suing one another or putting forward competing slates that claim to be in charge. The night before an April state party meeting, two GOP officials got into a physical altercation in a hotel bar over an attempt to expel members. The state party’s new chairwoman, Kristina Karamo, has struggled to raise money and abandoned the party’s longtime headquarters.
- Michigan Republicans were trounced in last year’s midterm elections, suggesting that they have a broad set of problems heading into 2024. Internal struggles will make it even tougher to win next year’s presidential race in the crucial state, veteran party activists say. The discord, along with the hard-line positions many Michigan candidates have adopted in recent years, could also influence the balance of power in the Senate
- […] The differences among Michigan Republicans reflect both style and substance. As the party prepares for a June 25 visit from the former president to suburban Detroit, the most active Republicans here broadly embrace Trump’s “America First” maxim but don’t always agree on what that phrase means. Many remain skeptical of the 2020 election results but differ on whether to continue to focus on the issue. They disparage the party’s old guard but often fight over who they consider to be part of the establishment.
- The situation has led to mutual suspicion and attempts to oust one another from the party. Those efforts in turn have sparked accusations and counteraccusations that some members are trying to rig party elections.
- “There’s no one in control anymore,” said GOP consultant Jason Cabel Roe.
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