Michigan GOPe changes primary rules to voters’ detriment and Trump’s likely benefit

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Republicans in Michigan approved a proposal on Saturday to select more than two-thirds of their state delegates for the party's 2024 presidential nomination via caucus meetings…

The change would be significant because 70% of delegates would be decided at caucus meetings, where the party's most active members will likely exert the most sway. That could serve as an advantage for Trump given his popularity among local party officials, some Republicans and political experts said.

Michael Schostak, a former vice chair of the state party, said the selection of delegates by district caucus would give Trump a "big advantage" because only previously elected precinct delegates will be among those chosen to participate.

"These are not like other states' caucuses which are more open to a broader swath of the Republican electorate," he said. "Those Republicans supporting someone other than Trump are not well represented among the current precinct delegates and state committee."

Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of a book on nominating contests, said the proposed changes by Michigan Republicans were also significant due to timing, with the caucuses set for three days before "Super Tuesday" on March 5, when a large number of states choose their delegates.

"It's a launch pad to Super Tuesday," she said. "If Trump is really strong in Michigan he may sail to the nomination."

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When asked whether Trump or his team had lobbied for the presidential primary change, [Trump Stooge and now MI GOP Party Leader who lost her election like Trump] Karamo refused to answer.

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