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    This weekend's Michigan GOP convention marks a key moment for election denialism

    Republicans in Michigan will decide whether to nominate candidates for secretary of state and state attorney general who believe the 2020 election was stolen.
    by Miles Parks Apr 22, 2022 4 minutes
    Kristina Karamo, who is running for the Michigan Republican Party's nomination for secretary of state, gets an endorsement from Trump during his April 2 rally.

    Michigan Republicans will meet this weekend to decide which candidates to nominate for a number of key statewide positions, marking an early swing-state test of former President Donald Trump's influence in the midterm elections.

    It could also be the first time the GOP moves forward in a battleground state with an election-denying candidate to oversee voting as secretary of state.

    Michigan doesn't hold primaries for a number of down-ballot races, including secretary of state and attorney general. Instead, a few thousand party delegates from across the state meet at a convention and choose a nominee for those positions.

    Here are four things to know ahead of Saturday's Republican endorsement convention at DeVos

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