As Karamo faces ousting, don’t be fooled, the problem is much deeper
LANSING — In case you missed it, yesterday, The New Republic penned yet another story detailing the swift unraveling of the MIGOP as Kristina Karamo faces a vote that could lead to her removal as Chair less than one year after she stepped into the role. Because nothing can be simple with the MIGOP, Karamo has indicated that she will fight the vote, telling the Detroit Free Press that the proceedings are… illegal. This is not a shock considering she has promoted nothing but chaos, driven the party into debt, and failed to deliver on any of her promises.
While the calls for her removal have become deafening, even from far-right Republicans who once supported her, there is one leader in the MIGOP that has been notably quiet… MAGA Matt Hall who remains silent on yet another Karamo controversy, tacitly endorsing the chaos that Karamo has wrought as the Michigan Republican Party hitches its wagon to an increasingly extremist agenda. This silence cements the Karamo-Hall partnership and is an important reminder that apparently, reasonable Republicans just don’t exist in the MIGOP.
Republican leaders like MAGA Matt Hall, who is one of Trump’s original Michigan disciples, show how far the MIGOP has fallen. With Karamo gone, we have no doubt that he will continue to try and push an extreme agenda in the legislature. One thing is for sure, if Republicans want to fix their party, they’re going to have to do more than just vote out Karamo.
Read more about the latest pressure on the MIGOP below:
The New Republic: The Republican Party Is Quickly Collapsing in Michigan
- Karamo has served less than one year of her two-year term. A 2020 election denier and ardent Donald Trump supporter, she ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state in 2022. A few months later, she was elected as the Republican Party’s chairperson.
- Her short tenure has been plagued with problems. Her fellow party members have accused her of a lack of transparency and organization, autocratic rule, and even interference with county party business.
- In October, Karamo revealed the party was nearly $500,000 in debt. Her opponents slammed her for seemingly failing to do anything to improve the party’s finances.
- In a sign of how little support she has from her own Republicans, eight of the 13 district chairs and her own party co-chair signed a letter calling for Karamo’s ousting.
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