Chaos and infighting break out in Macomb County Republican Party

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(Detroit Metro Times) The Macomb County GOP is embroiled in an ugly internal dispute over control of the party, and now plans to hold competing county conventions Thursday evening.

With less than three months before the general election, the battle is likely to play out in court and have far-reaching consequences for a party that is trying to maintain control of the Michigan Legislature and regain the positions of governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.

Macomb County, the third largest county in the state and a onetime Democratic stronghold, is now Michigan’s largest Republican-dominated county and is credited with delivering Trump his election victory here in 2016.

At Thursday’s convention, delegates will be selected to officially nominate the Republican candidates for attorney general, secretary of state, lieutenant governor, and other statewide positions.

During a chaotic convention in April, the party ousted its chairman Mark Forton and replaced him with Eric Castiglia, who seized control of the party’s executive committee. ..........(more)

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