LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A move to make Michigan one of the first primary states in the 2024 election could materialize soon, and both sides of the political aisle are throwing in their two cents.
Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, who has worked to give Michigan this shot, said in a joint statement with Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes on Thursday, “We have always said that any road to the White House goes through the heartland and President Biden understands that. This has been a 30-year effort led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and the late Senator Carl Levin to make the early primary states look like the nation.
We are now one step closer to that becoming a reality and will work hard to earn the votes of the full DNC in February.”
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In addition, President Joe Biden told the Democratic National Committee he’d like to see Michigan as an early state in the next presidential primary schedule, reportedly recommending the state be fifth in the lineup.
Outgoing Michigan GOP Co-chair Ron Weiser, who announced he will not seek reelection and is managing an embattled party that could see a leadership shakeup soon, said “Michigan should have a very significant say in electing the next Republican president of the United States.”
The next two to four years should prove interesting for the state of Michigan. The Nov. 8 election turned Michigan “blue” with Democratic leaders earning the state’s top positions of governor, attorney general, and secretary of state, along with both chambers in Lansing.
Meanwhile, the Michigan GOP has endured persistent in-fighting, with former gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon blasting the party for working against her in the 2022 midterm election. Other familiar names, including former attorney general candidate Matt DePerno, former gubernatorial hopeful Garrett Soldano, and former secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo, have announced their intentions to run for Michigan GOP chair. Weiser is not seeking reelection, but Meshawn Maddock is the other current co-chair.
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