"The petition must allege that the candidate is aggrieved on account of fraud or mistake in the canvass of the votes by the inspectors of election or the returns.
http://www.ceimn.org/ceimn-state-recount-laws-searchable-database/states/Michigan
I don't think they have much of a argument to appeal the vote numbers, only the allegation of fraud which they claim in their own narrative, they have no evidence to support.
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