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Michigan MAGA madness gets darker

Gubernatorial hopeful Tudor Dixon's remark demonstrates how Michigan GOP has become "microcosm" of MAGA "insanity"

Salon · Jul 23, 2022

Preview week day 4 – state legislative elections

Welcome to the Thursday, July 14, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jul 14, 2022

Nolan Finley: The disappearing GOP primary race

If it seems as if Michigan Republicans are just going through the motions of a gubernatorial primary campaign, listlessly ticking off the days until Aug. 2 when they can officially anoint a sacrificial lamb to face Gretchen Whitmer in the fall, that's because that's what's happening.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

Ryan Kelley's arrest could boost GOP hopeful in primary race for Michigan governor, experts say

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Republican Ryan Kelley's arrest this week on misdemeanor charges tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol could help his campaign for governor in the upcoming GOP primary, according to Michigan political observers from both sides of the aisle.

Tribune News Service · Jun 11, 2022

Donald Trump isn't ready to endorse in Michigan governor's race, 2 allies say

LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump isn't ready to make an endorsement in Michigan's Republican primary race for governor, two of his top allies in the state contended on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022

2 Republicans exhaust appeals, won't be on Michigan ballot

Two candidates for Michigan governor have lost their final appeals and will remain off the ballot in the Republican primary

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022

Why several Republican candidates for Michigan governor were blocked from the ballot

State officials blocked five GOP candidates from the ballot after signatures they submitted included alleged forgeries. The Republicans said they were unaware of problems with the signatures.

WEKU · Jun 2, 2022

Board may find Michigan GOP governor candidates ineligible

Two leading contenders for the GOP nomination for Michigan governor could be ruled ineligible for the primary ballot

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

MI GOP candidate may be banned for fraud

Bureau of Elections says more than 50% of signatures submitted by former Police Chief James Craig were "fraudulent"

Salon · May 24, 2022

2 GOP gubernatorial candidates in Michigan shouldn't make ballot, Bureau of Elections says

LANSING, Mich. — Former Detroit police Chief James Craig and businessman Perry Johnson, two of the top candidates for the Republican nomination for governor, didn't submit enough valid petition signatures to make the ballot, according to findings from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022