There’s nothing old-school about anything anymore, state and federal.” “All the actions of the Democratic Party have caused issues in this country, economically, crime-wise. “I just think we need a less dictatorial form of government,” Morse said. Sharon Morse, of Kentwood, said she voted for Dixon, citing previous business restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic’s early months in 2020 as a motivating factor. Rick Jones, of Grand Ledge.Ĭhris Gustafson, a spokesman for the Republican Governors Association, said Michigan voters "sent a clear message tonight that they are fed up with Gretchen Whitmer's rampant hypocrisy, complete disregard for transparency, and failed agenda which is making it harder for families to make ends meet." And as an accomplished and qualified woman, she would present a conservative contrast to Whitmer, he said.Īlso at the Dixon event were John Truscott, a Lansing public relations consultant who worked for former Republican Gov. The association's board felt that of all the GOP candidates, Dixon had the best chance of drawing back into the GOP field suburban moms and others who were alienated by Trump, Greene said. Now, "we look like political geniuses," Greene said Tuesday. Those included the DeVos family on May 23, Michigan Right to Life on June 2, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce on June 16, and the Police Officers Association of Michigan on June 24.Īmong those who attended Dixon's watch party at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids on Tuesday was Jimmy Greene, president of Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan, which endorsed Dixon way back in March, when there were more than 10 candidates in the race.
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Though Trump's decision to support Dixon garnered the biggest headlines, it was only the latest in a series of significant endorsements that gave her campaign a sense of momentum. Much of Rebandt's spending came from about $60,000 he loaned his campaign. Soldano raised $2.1 million, while Kelley took in just under $307,000.
Dixon only reported raising about $1.7 million for her campaign fund in a report filed in late July, but she benefited from millions more donated to political action committees that ran ads in her support, with much of that money coming from Michigan's wealthy and influential DeVos family and its allies. Rinke, whose family made a fortune selling GM and Toyota cars, was expected to outspend the other four Republican candidates after pouring about $10 million of his own money into the campaign. More: Michigan gubernatorial candidates file new campaign reports: 6 things we learned More: Donald Trump endorses Tudor Dixon in Republican race for governor
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