Michigan GOP on the Ropes After Bruising Primary
Michigan is a microcosm of what one analyst calls the national ‘fight between the traditional Republican establishment and a newer Trumpist element.’
Take a dollop of fraud, mix in a few unpopular positions, sprinkle on some partisan infighting, stir in a fierce and expensive primary election, and the recipe for how not to turn a state red in 2022 comes to fruition. It’s what the GOP has been cooking up in Michigan.
In 2016, President Trump barely squeaked by in the state, winning with less than a quarter percent of the vote. In 2020, Michigan went to President Biden by about three points. With an unpopular incumbent Democrat as president and a midterm advantage, Republicans could have made it a competitive state.
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