MACKINAC ISLAND, MI -- Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel kicked off the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on Friday with a remark that seemed tailored to the Republican faithful in attendance. “You know I do still live in Michigan, just so you know. I’m still a Michigander. I’m still suffering, like all of you, under Gretchen Whitmer, ok?” she said. The line was greeted by applause by attendees of the semi-annual gathering at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The hotel’s famous porch buzzed with activity as the conference kicked off on Friday, with attendees sipping drinks and candidates and...