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Trump won Michigan by slightly over 10,000 votes in 2016. Biden won it by around three percentage points in 2020. Having an effective ground game will make all the difference in a close race like this. The Trump campaign has no operation in Michigan as of yet and the state Republican Party is broke and in shambles due to a former MAGA president who ran it straight into the ground in less than two years.
Hoekstra's team has been struggling to wrest control of the party's longtime website and its official Twitter from Karamo supporters.
In a letter to GOP officials on Monday, Hoekstra said the party had gotten a "fresh reboot" in January.
"The previous MIGOP administration seemed focused on just about everything but its main function — helping Republicans win elections," Hoekstra wrote. "As chairman, I am laser-focused on raising money into the state party to support our conservative candidates up and down the ballot across the entire state of Michigan."
Hoekstra's team has been struggling to wrest control of the party's longtime website and its official Twitter from Karamo supporters.
In a letter to GOP officials on Monday, Hoekstra said the party had gotten a "fresh reboot" in January.
"The previous MIGOP administration seemed focused on just about everything but its main function — helping Republicans win elections," Hoekstra wrote. "As chairman, I am laser-focused on raising money into the state party to support our conservative candidates up and down the ballot across the entire state of Michigan."
Democrats say they're opening 30 campaign offices, tout 'ground game'
Lavora Barnes, chairwoman of the Michigan Democratic Party, said Democrats in the state learned from Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump in 2016.
www.detroitnews.com