Of all the states where Trump and his allies are purging the GOP of traditionalist conservatives, his level of intervention in Michigan's elections is unmatched
. But Republicans during his presidency lost the governor’s mansion and the offices of the attorney general and secretary of state, as well as majorities on the state Board of Education and state Supreme Court.
“We don’t have a strong Republican political infrastructure here to stand up to him, or to compete with his influence over the grassroots,” said Jason Roe, the state party’s former executive director. “It’s a no-man’s land. And you know, in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” But nowhere was Michigan Republicans’ acquiescence to Trump more evident than at a fundraiser this month for DePerno at Mar-a-Lago. The event,
Following an attorney general debate at which old grievances about voter fraud competed for time with complaints about Democratic officials’ handling of the coronavirus pandemic, among other issues, Michigan state Sen. Jim Runestad, who was in the audience, said Republicans would likely make a “more impactful” case in the general election if they focused on the latter.
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