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The Republican Senate primary in Michigan just got a whole lot messier with the entrance of Peter Meijer into the race. His entry, and the sequence of events that followed pretty much tell you the state of the Michigan Republican Party:

About four hours after Meijer launched the Michigan GOP tweeted out a reminder that Meijer voted to impeach Donald Trump (just in case anyone forgot!) About 30 minutes later they retracted the tweet and blamed it on an “overzealous intern” and claimed that the official Michigan Republican Party would remain neutral.

Then, not one hour later, the National Republican Senatorial Committee – the *official* national organization that works to elect Republicans to the Senate – put out their own statement slamming Peter Meijer for getting into the race and saying he "isn't viable" in the GOP primary.

Peter hit back, saying that the NRSC is “not aligned” with Michigan Republicans. It’s almost hard to keep track of the jabs between all of the invested parties. James Craig (another primary contender) hit back at Meijer’s announcement, stating that Michiganders “are sick and tired of sending the same people back to Washington time and time again.”

Unfortunately, all that infighting comes with opportunity costs: if everyone is too busy fighting each other, they are certainly not focused on fighting for Michiganders. This is because, ultimately, the Michigan Republican primary is made up of (now 10 total) candidates tripping over each other to prove who is more in line with the most extreme elements of the base, not trying to connect with voters and work on their behalf.

So what can we do about it? While Republicans are clashing over their primary candidates, we must stay focused on making our case directly with voters and getting our message out across the state. Because the more people hear about the affirmative things our campaign stands for, the better off we'll be when it's time for the general election.

That’s why we’re asking: Can you make a contribution to Elissa’s campaign for Senate today? Michigan’s Republican primary might be a mess, but we are focused on building a strong foundation for success to keep Michigan blue, and your support is essential to that effort



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Thank you,

Elissa Slotkin
 


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