In a plan critics say will benefit Trump, the state Republican Party wants to hold 13 congressional district caucus meetings to help decide the party’s next presidential nominee.
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Michigan GOP infighting leads to actual fight between Karamo, DePerno backers
Police were called after an alleged assault at a weekend meeting of the Michigan Republican Party’s state central committee meeting, following feuding over Kalamazoo County delegates.
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Michigan GOP may scrap 2024 primary for closed caucus. That could help Trump
Closing the presidential contest to only registered Republicans would increase the power of the grassroots, conservative wing of the party. Critics say it would disenfranchise more than 1 million voters.
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Michigan Republicans outraged by Donald Trump indictment, Dems mostly mum
As news spread Thursday that the former president had been indicted on charges related to payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, Michigan Republican officials cried foul while Democrats urged restraint.
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Election denier Kristina Karamo to lead Michigan GOP, topping Trump favorite
Karamo, who refused to concede her 14-point loss in the 2022 secretary of state race, beat Matthew DePerno, who is under investigation for vote machine tampering.
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Election deniers vie to lead broke Michigan GOP. Donors aren’t happy.
In what one donor calls ‘doubling down on dumb,’ two failed state candidates known for conspiracy theories — Kristina Karamo and Mathew DePerno — are front-runners to lead the Michigan GOP.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson defeats Trump pick Kristina Karamo
The race for secretary of state became a referendum on the state’s handling of the 2020 presidential election, which the incumbent Democrat Benson oversaw.
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Judge: Kristina Karamo lacks ‘shred of evidence’ to block Detroit ballots
The secretary of state candidate sought to reject all absentee ballots in Detroit because of how it counts ballots. The judge calls the effort ‘intolerable.’
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Michigan secretary of state race: Where Benson, Karamo stand on issues
Incumbent Jocelyn Benson and Republican challenger Kristina Karamo offer voters stark contrasts in background and campaign promises.
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Kristina Karamo wants to invalidate mail-in ballots – but only in Detroit
Democratic incumbent Jocelyn Benson called a lawsuit arguing Detroit residents should be required to cast their absentee ballots in person ‘egregious.’