The Michigan and Arizona state Republican parties are seriously hurting for cash to pay for day-to-day operations as lack of donor interest and legal fees according to a review of filings by Reuters.
In Michigan, the state GOP led by MAGA-QAnon freak Kristina Karamo had $116,000 cash on hand as of March 31st, down from $867,000 for the same period in 2021. “I question whether the state party has the necessary expertise to spend the money well,” said most recent former chair Ron Weiser, who is pulling the plug after giving the party $4.5 million during the 2022 cycle.
The Arizona GOP is in even worse shape, with less than $50,000 in reserves as of the end of March, down from $770,000 in the same period in 2019. The party spent more than $300,000 on “legal consulting” fees in 2022 as then-chair “Chemtrails Kelli” Ward faced multiple subpoenas from both the House January 6th Select Committee and federal prosecutors investigating her role in the post-2020 election coup attempt. They also pissed away $500,000 on an election night party and bus tour for their losing slate of statewide candidates Kari Lake, Blake Masters, Mark Finchem, and Abe Hamadeh, unhinged MAGA assholes who lost the governor, US Senate, secretary of state, and attorney general races, respectively. “It’s too bad we let the right wing of our party take over the operations,” said longtime Grand Canyon State GOP donor Jim Click, who told Reuters he’s out.