Michigan Republicans in Disarray Ahead of Saturday Vote to Oust Party Chair

Published on January 12, 2024

News Analysis In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, former President Donald Trump shocked pollsters when he bested Hillary Clinton in Michigan by fewer than 11,000 votes, the narrowest margin of victory in the state’s presidential election history. In doing so, he also became the first Republican presidential winner in the state since 1988, which was then controlled by a GOP governor and a Republican majority in both houses. Just seven years later, the Democratic Party in Michigan, for the first time in 40 years, now controls the House and Senate and the governor’s mansion, in addition to the secretary of state and attorney general positions....