Former President Donald Trump is poised to lock up Michigan’s remaining GOP presidential delegates even after the process was thrown into disarray over where the nominating convention would be held.
The Michigan Republican Party is set to meet in Grand Rapids on Saturday afternoon to award 39 of its 55 GOP presidential delegates. However, the process has been overshadowed by a monthslong leadership dispute that could lead to much of the party’s grassroots faction skipping the event altogether.
Up until this week, it remained unclear where the party would even meet for its nominating convention. Two dueling events were organized by party leaders, generating mass confusion just days before the convention.
The intraparty dissension comes after state Republicans voted to remove GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo, arguing she hadn’t done enough to advance the party before the 2024 cycle began
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