Critics say the QAnon conspiracy theorist, in the position less than a year, failed to deliver on funding promises
A group of Michigan Republicans voted on Saturday to remove Kristina Karamo as state party chair after months of infighting and slow fundraising raised concerns her leadership would hurt the party’s chances in the key swing state in 2024.
Karamo, a former community college instructor and election-denying activist who was elevated to her post in February, has indicated she would not respect Saturday’s vote, setting the stage for a potentially messy court battle over party leadership.
At a special meeting called by critics of Karamo, nearly all of the state committee members present voted to remove her from her post, according to Bree Moeggenberg, a state committee member who helped organize the meeting in Commerce Charter Township.
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She has failed to deliver on that promise while angering many of her supporters with what they have called a lack of transparency from her administration. Contributions from the party’s largest donors have dried up, leading to a cash crunch.
A report released last month by Warren Carpenter, a former congressional district chair and one-time Karamo supporter, said the state party was mired in debt, on the “brink of bankruptcy” and “essentially non-functional” under her leadership.
I certainly hope she fights tooth and nail. They deserve her.
I’m not sure I’m a democrat, but I am a liberal, and her inability to raise any funds for the Michigan GOP has been great to watch. They’re way behind for fundraising for this time in the election cycle. I’ve seen some commentary/articles that say they’re hundreds of millions down, and currently on the verge of bankruptcy.
The state party being disadvantaged on funding means that even a clean ouster will would likely mean the national Republican Party will either have to abandon Michigan, or commit resources to it that they would otherwise commit to national efforts/other states. Although, I do hope it turns into an expensive 3-ring circus that exacerbates the issue.
(And I hope donors will see their money is being wasted on inter-party squabbling and mismanagement, further withholding funds.)