Michigan Republican Party

"The Republican National Committee -- and some embattled state parties -- are dragging behind previous election cycles in fundraising weeks before the first primary voting for president in 2024," UPI reports. Ford School professor Richard Hall...

Jenna Bednar, Newsweek: "I think this is great news for both parties of Michigan. [Stabenow] opened her announcement by talking about how much talent is in the state. Oh my goodness does the Republican Party of Michigan need reorganization, as they...

Jonathan Hanson, AP News: "Clearly Michigan is going to be a competitive state and so to lose a long-time incumbent does create one more opportunity for Republicans to potentially pick up a Senate...

Five of the 10 Republican Michigan gubernatorial candidates will not be able to appear in the August primary as their nominating petitions were found to have fraudulent signatures and therefore did not fulfil the 15,000-signature requirement....

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano has been circulating the conspiracy theory that the intended kidnapping of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was a government plot to sway the 2020 election. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, debunked...

Ahead of the Michigan Republican Party’s endorsement convention this month, Michigan GOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock has endorsed several candidates, an unusual move. Joe Schwarz, lecturer and former Michigan state senator, weighed in on the...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is preparing for the 2022 election. So far, her Republican opponents don't seem viable based on their extreme views.  “If the GOP nominates QAnon conspiracy theorists, Benson will have an easier path...

The Michigan Republican Party is struggling to define itself in the shadow of former President Donald Trump. Some members want to cling to Trump and his rhetoric, while others are trying to distance themselves. Charles Shipan, the J. Ira and Nicki...

In an article about pro-Trump Michigan Republicans in Mlive, the Ford School’s Jonathan Hanson is quoted as saying that the Trump campaign is using law enforcement reform to split Americans into two teams -- those who support the police and those...

Rusty Hills' passion for politics started in eighth grade, when he was assigned the role of speechwriter in a mock 1968 presidential election. Today he’s paying the favor forward to scores of Fordies in Political Campaign Strategy & Tactics (PubPol...