Ronna McDaniel for Michigan governor? Report stirs speculation
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.