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What if the Republican Party was uber-Trumpy but without Donald Trump’s charisma, huge platform, or large following? State Republican parties are testing that out, and it’s not going so well for them, The Washington Post reports.
Michigan Republicans, under the leadership of state party chair and failed secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo, are hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and have talked about selling their party headquarters—except it’s owned by a trust, not the party.
Arizona Republicans are saddled with debt from paying legal bills for the fake electors in Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. Jeff DeWit, the state party chair, has been reduced to begging Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel for help, reportedly telling her, “We desperately need to keep the lights on.”
