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INTO THE FIRE
Michigan Republican party stalwarts who have not thrown in the towel yet after the drubbing this past November in the midterm elections...
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DO THE RIGHT THING
Jeff Sakwa, former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party, has had it up to here with current party co-chair Meshawn Maddock and her...
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ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
The takeover by the “MAGA” wing of the Michigan Republican party is being blamed by many in the party on state GOP co-chair Ron Weiser, a...
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GOP LEADERSHIP BATTLE
What goes on behind the doors of party caucus meetings in the state House and Senate usually stays there, as the saying goes. But not...
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CHOICES, CHOICES
We went to press just prior to the GOP state convention, when state Republicans were scheduled to choose who they want on the general...
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OUT OF BOUNDS
Traditionally, local, state and national party chairs stay out of the endorsement game during primary season, not wanting to put their...
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Speaking of Matt DePerno, at a fundraiser for the AG hopeful at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate in March the crowd included the ex-prez and...
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STEP TOO FAR
You know state GOP co-chair Meshawn Maddock has gone too far when The Detroit News columnist Nolan Finley, a staunch conservative if...
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HERE COMES THE FEDS
You can dismiss it as street theater gone bad but in the real world it is a violation of state and federal law to submit a false public...
FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
When looking to get support for a leadership position, it doesn’t hurt to know people in high places. State Rep. Matt “Mad Dog” Maddock...
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