Divided Michigan GOP fractures further amid bid to oust Kristina Karamo
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP — Bitter divisions in the Michigan Republican Party widened Saturday as critics of Chair Kristina Karamo boycotted a virtual state meeting and used an alternative in-person gathering to organize for her ouster.
The split meant Karamo did not have a "quorum" needed to conduct official state party business — and shows she can no longer effectively lead the party, argued Macomb County Chair Mark Forton, her onetime ally.
“Today is another example,” Forton said, arguing that Karamo and her supporters hosted a virtual meeting “they could control” in order to quell dissent.
“They’re terrified to step in front of these people,” he added.
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