Michigan native and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has said she is weighing a 2022 election challenge. 517-372-8660 or pegan@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @. Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) is Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee. McDaniel's positive test was first reported in a Twitter post by the New York Times' Maggie Haberman. According to Haberman's tweet, McDaniel of Northville tested positive on Wednesday.
by Craig Mauger
THE DETROIT NEWS
April 23, 2021
Lansing — Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, revealed this week that she’s considered running against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the 2022 election, according to a Thursday report from Politico.
The national news outlet said McDaniel, the former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, made the remark during “a closed-door meeting on Wednesday with RNC members in Dallas.”
The report has drawn the attention of Michigan Republicans who are still looking for a candidate to take on Whitmer, the incumbent Democrat who’s gained national attention for her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whitmer won her first term in office in 2018 by 9 percentage points over then-Attorney General Bill Schuette.
Despite the Politico report, it’s unclear whether McDaniel, who has previously suggested she wouldn’t run, is still considering a campaign against Whitmer. And some Republicans in the battleground state aren’t certain whether McDaniel has ever seriously considered a bid.
“Gov. Whitmer’s dismal record of leadership has done lasting harm to Michigan families,” said Richard Walters, chief of staff for the Republican National Committee. “Michigan would be vastly better off with a change in leadership, but the chairwoman has no desire to do anything else other than lead the Republican Party to victory in 2022 by taking back the House and Senate.
Earlier this year, representatives of the Republican Governors Association met with former U.S. Senate candidate John James, radio host Tudor Dixon and businessman Kevin Rinke about potential campaigns, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the meetings.
McDaniel campaigned heavily for former President Donald Trump in Michigan in the fall of 2020. To the governor’s race, she would bring a well-known name, close ties to the former president and the ability to raise money.
Three days after Election Day, she appeared at an event with Laura Cox, then-chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party. McDaniel and Cox raised concerns about the administration of the election. Democrat Joe Biden won Michigan by 3 percentage points or 154,000 votes.
“We need to pursue these irregularities, and we need people to be patient and give us the time to investigate,” McDaniel said during the press conference at the Oakland County Republican Party’s headquarters.
As Michigan Republican Party chairwoman, McDaniel helped Trump win Michigan by 10,704 votes in 2016 against Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Bill Ballenger, a former Republican lawmaker in Michigan and a longtime analyst of state politics, said McDaniel would be a viable candidate if she chose to run. Ballenger noted that Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump’s former press secretary, is currently running for governor of Arkansas.
Ballenger said McDaniel’s success as the party’s chairwoman has been surprising.
“To be able to navigate the Trump wing of the party and the traditional establishment Republicans for four years and be reelected, I think it’s really kinda remarkable,” Ballenger said.
On Thursday, the Michigan Democratic Party issued a memo criticizing the Republicans for not having a well-known candidate to run against Whitmer yet.
Ahead of the 2018 election, Whitmer launched her campaign committee on Jan. 3, 2017. For the 2014 election, when then-Republican Gov. Rick Snyder was seeking reelection, Democrat Mark Schauer formed his committee on May 28, 2013.
“Former MI GOP chair and current Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel also passed on a run, opting instead to lead the national party for two more years. We get it. Why trade one clown car for another?” the Democratic Party said, referring to McDaniel’s past comments on the radio.
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Ronna Romney McDaniel, the chairperson of the Republican National Committee, on Sunday faced backlash after suggesting that '82% of Americans' make more than $400,000 per year.
In a tweet on Sunday, McDaniel pointed to a video clip from a conservative media group, which asserted that 'middle income earners' will see a tax increase under a Joe Biden presidency. However, Biden has said that he will not raise taxes on individuals making less than $400,0000 per year.
'Joe Biden would raise taxes on 82% of Americans, and we cannot afford it!' McDaniel wrote.
Joe Biden would raise taxes on 82% of Americans, and we cannot afford it! https://t.co/b81J9a3pjx
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) October 11, 2020
Dozens of comments pointed out that most Americans do not make over $400,000 per year.
Read some of the remarks below.
Oh come on Ronna— get some rest.
Not now please
— CB— (@ConservBlue2020) October 11, 2020
Fact Check: Still Not True.
— Chidi®️ (@ChidiNwatu) October 11, 2020
No. FewI know make over $400,000 a year. And they are certainly not middle class. That is the top 1% of wage earners. At 2000 hours a year, that is $200 an hour. How many of you earn that????????????
— Margot Durkin (@mrsdurkinmuses) October 11, 2020
If 82% made OVER 400k, then we'd damn well better agree to have taxes raised, cause we'd be wallowing in abundance.
Oh wait, the super rich who make over that want to selfishly hoard wealth + refuse to pay their fair share back into the system that made them super rich? Got it.
— Dear Nasty Reader, (@jk_steady) October 11, 2020
Wow. 82% of Americans earn more than $400,000 a year. I need to step up my game.
— Sapient Hominid (@wedietz) October 11, 2020
I just checked, and only 2% of American families make $400,000 or more. https://t.co/byEZ8KJ7Nu
— DevinNunesCowForCongress@🏡 (@se_kear) October 11, 2020
Bitdefender antivirus antivirus. Math is hard..if you’re Republican. https://t.co/R0lab6kQwB
— Kate Smith (@KateSmithAZ) October 11, 2020
So 82% make over 400000..
Not! Just more lies and fear mongering
— Democracylives🌊🌊🌊🇺🇸 (@time2healus) October 11, 2020
@jack this is disinformation and a lie. Taxes would be raised on those making $400,000 a year, which would make them 1% of the 1% and needs to be removed. I have reported it as should everyone else.
— Tina Morphis #KHive #Humanist #ForthePeople (@TinaMorphis) October 11, 2020
So you're saying 82% of Americans make over $400,000 a year? Lay off the tangerine Tang, toots. You're out of your mind. #BidenHarrisLandslide
— Lesley Abravanel🆘 (@lesleyabravanel) October 11, 2020
Getting Sick hasn't taught HER A THING..
— 🍷Zanetta🍷 (@therealzanetta) October 11, 2020
This is not even remotely true.
— Ryan Kauffman (@RyanKauffman80) October 11, 2020
Also, it's not the whole income taxed more if you earn $400K. Download windows 10 for mac parallels. It's a bit more on the dollars ABOVE that. Your first 400K is still there for you to struggle by on, if you can.
— Catriona McPherson (@CatrionaMcP) October 11, 2020
82% of the people @realDonaldTrump knows make more than $400k a year/ that DOES NOT mean that 82% of the American people do. @JoeBiden will raise takes only on the top 1%
— Troy Chandler (@chandlertroyd) October 11, 2020
That’s not true, but go with it. I don’t really care if mine do as long as I get better value for them. 🤷🏼♂️
— President Meowcho Man 2020 (@ImSassifrass) October 11, 2020
Yet another lie.
— Eric Vale (@ericvale) October 11, 2020
You are a scumbag liar. Fuck all the way off.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) October 11, 2020
Ronna Mcdaniel Twitter Today
You’re. Lying. You. Ghoul.
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) October 11, 2020
Republicans think that 82% of Americans make over $400,000. That’s how far out of touch with Reality that they are.
— Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) October 11, 2020
Only 1% of earners make 400K annually, that’s the group that would see a tax increase, so that means 99% will not see a tax increase. pic.twitter.com/tRMtzfXiQr
— Auntie Nan 🇺🇸 🌊🐶🆘 (@SoltisNancy) October 11, 2020
Ronna Mcdaniel Tweet
Another lie! I make under $400K (way under!) and my taxes went up under trump. I'm excited for Joe's new tax plan!
— JulieA (@JulieA77669619) October 11, 2020
If 82% of Americans were making over $400,000/year, we could absolutely all afford to pay more in taxes to make sure every last one of us has clean air and water, unfettered access to excellent health care, food, and education, and we could fully fund the arts!
— Rachel Vail (@rachelvailbooks) October 11, 2020
you live in a dreamworld. if 82% of Americans made 400k or more, we would be doing awfully good. but we arent, and they dont
— too much chaos 'koolaid drinkers and next of kin' (@YayImNotaBot) October 11, 2020
Median household income was $68,703 in 2019
— lutzkalutzka (@lutzkalutzka) October 11, 2020
Reported for disinformation about an election. C'mon twitter, this is a Republican Party official with more than 800k followers!
— MaryBeth Turner (@MBATurner) October 11, 2020
Fear is all they have left to peddle.
— bradleyj31 (@bradleyj31) October 11, 2020
Ronna with the Rona.
You guys raised taxes for the rest of us when you gave businesses more tax cuts and eliminated our credits.
— Final Frame (@JMAC8219) October 11, 2020
People got sicker and the rich got richer.
“Top 1% of U.S. Households Hold 15 Times More Wealth Than Bottom 50% combined”
New data available shows that the wealth gap got bigger.
Guess that’s who Trump and you GOP are talking to when you say the economy is doing well - the 1%. pic.twitter.com/A4rpPG0dZX
— Alison Greene (@GrassrootsSpeak) October 11, 2020
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