Detroit Today: The latest chaos inside the Michigan GOP
Detroit News political reporter, Craig Mauger, discusses how and why another physical fight broke out at a recent GOP meeting.
FILE - Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.
A physical altercation at a GOP state committee meeting drew police officers last weekend. It serves as the latest reported physical altercation between party officials as they struggle to raise money for candidates in the upcoming election.
Craig Mauger of the Detroit News discussed the latest event, including what occurred and how it fits into tensions inside the Michigan GOP, with Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today.
Listen: How a physical altercation occurred at a recent GOP state committee meeting.
Guest
Craig Mauger is a state politics reporter for The Detroit News. Mauger says internal conflicts make it difficult for the party to unite for causes related to Republican interests.
“Usually the Republican Party is the organizing mechanism for all the Republican candidates and causes,” says Mauger — noting that when the party is in disarray, it makes it more difficult to move forward.
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