GOP push to defeat Whitmer threatened by candidates' baggage

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan was sued in the 1990s, accused of using racial slurs in the workplace and sexually harassing his employees.

One of his rivals pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday to misdemeanor charges after authorities said he rallied Donald Trump’s supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Another candidate is a chiropractor who hawked supplements he falsely claimed treated COVID-19.

And even the contender who has garnered mainstream support had an “admittedly lame” hobby acting in low-budget horror pictures, one of which included a zombie biting off a man’s genitals.

In one of the most politically consequential states, the Republican primary for governor is shaping up as a battle of whose personal baggage is the least disqualifying. In an otherwise favorable election year for Republicans, the spectacle surrounding the Aug. 2 contest could hobble the party’s effort to defeat Democratic incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the fall.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-push-defeat-whitmer-threatened-195340970.html

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1. The clown car started with 10.

Now down to 5. I think Gretchen is safe, a landslide would be great. Just have the get out the Urban and Suburban vote.
Michigan is a strange place. One Presidential elect, George Wallace was our selection and the next one was Jesse Jackson Jr. Go figure.

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2. That's because we have open primaries

Cross over voting is rampant in this state.