Michigan GOP Convention Skips Trump, Focuses on State Issues and Democratic Critiques

Michigan Republicans at Mt. Pleasant pitched a unified, state-focused campaign for November, blasting Democrats over roads, education, energy costs, and auto insurance, while Trump was largely sidelined—only a pre-recorded video and a brief remark by a party activist; the ticket includes John James for governor and Jay DeBoyer for lieutenant governor, with Rogers (Senate) and Forlini (secretary of state) also on the slate.