Posted on 07/26/2022 5:23:30 PM PDT by cotton1706
MICHIGAN—With less than one week until the primary election on August 2, the state’s political balance could hinge on which candidates make their way through to the general elections.
Republican incumbents than any time in recent memory—representing an ideological gap that threatens to splinter the party and drain candidates’ resources leading up to competitive general elections against Democrats in November.
What happens on Aug. 2 could also change the course of Michigan’s Republican Party for the foreseeable future, as the DeVos family—long the most influential Michigan family in conservative politics—and former President Donald Trump have barbs over control of the Legislature. If outsider challengers unseat enough incumbent Republicans, Trump ally Rep. Matt Maddock (R-Milford) could become the new Speaker of the House right after he was kicked out of the House Republican caucus in April.
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EVIL Gov. Shiny ShoeBox Face is going to win in a landslide!!! STUPID VOTERS IN MICHIGAN!
The GOP controlled the legislature in 2020, and they didn’t do anything. I can’t believe Mike Shirkley wasn’t primaried.
“STUPID VOTERS IN MICHIGAN!”
No the idiot candidates hired signature gatherers that sabotaged them. They should gathered the signatures themselves.
So like Obama, Whitmer got her best opponents removed from the ballot.
The cheating will be over the top, though.
I loathe that creature that calls herself “governor” of Michigan.
Legislative races? That’s the minor leagues.
The GOP in Michigan is on their way to becoming a permanent minority party. No GOP US Senators or Governor for many years. Just look at Illinois...
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