A clash between the Republican Party’s governing and populist wings is stretching from the halls of Congress into state capitals, where several recent headline-grabbing skirmishes have shined a spotlight on the tensions.
In Missouri, a member of the state Freedom Caucus chapter was threatened with expulsion by leadership. In Michigan, the state party ousted its chair, and interim leaders filed a lawsuit to ensure her removal. In Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s handling of the 2020 election audit has spurred activists, motivated by unfounded fraud claims, to push for an investigation of him.
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