Michigan's Republican Party in disarray amid dueling convention confusion

The Republican Party in Michigan, a major battleground in the upcoming 2024 general election, is set on Saturday to allocate the lion's share of its delegates to the Republican National Convention, determined at a state convention.

But it comes after a dramatic leadership dispute threw the state party into disarray, generating confusion over just where those Republican delegates would be apportioned, including, for a time, dueling conventions.

The fight came to a head this week when Michigan courts affirmed that former Michigan GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo had been ousted.

Karamo had planned one convention, which until Friday afternoon was set to convene Saturday in Detroit.

The possibility of dueling conventions from dueling party chairs has exposed chaos in the Michigan Republican Party -- in a pivotal purple state where both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already started campaigning.

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