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Let's talk about the mess at the Michigan GOP convention....

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Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Let's talk about the mess at the Michigan GOP convention....

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there internet people, it's Bell again. So today we're going to talk about the Michigan

0:06.3

GOP Convention and all of the twists and turns that took place there over the weekend.

0:11.5

Okay, so last week we talked about a place there over the weekend.

0:12.6

Okay, so last week we talked about a person who had thrown their hat into the

0:16.8

ring for the state Supreme Court.

0:19.3

There were a lot of mixed feelings about his potential candidacy on both the Republican and Democratic sides of the aisle.

0:26.0

Matthew DiPurno is facing charges related to an alleged scheme to access voting machines in the aftermath of the 2020 election. He denies all wrongdoing.

0:36.9

DiPurno withdrew his candidacy shortly before the convention. Instead, the Republican Party nominated circuit court judge. Convention. on. There was probably a moment where people thought the convention would go off without a hitch.

0:56.0

Then, the former state chair of the GOP in Michigan showed up.

1:01.0

Christina Carmo. She was ousted back in January amid reported

1:06.4

internal disagreements over finance and strategy. Some of the reporting seems to

1:12.2

suggest she entered with an all access pass.

1:16.0

The Executive Director of the Michigan GOP Tyson Shepard said, quote,

1:22.0

she was offered a guest credential.

1:24.0

She refused.

1:25.3

She was asked to take a seat.

1:27.1

She refused.

1:28.6

She was asked to politely leave, but she refused. Law enforcement eventually wound up escorting her from the premises.

1:37.0

According to reporting, another person in what seems to be an unrelated situation, was arrested and removed the following day.

1:46.4

But wait, there's more.

1:49.2

During the Convention, Republicans also nominated potential presidential electors who might become

1:55.7

electors if Trump was to win the state. It's a mostly ceremonial thing. There's no way to create controversy there.

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