Michigan GOP memo blames Tudor Dixon's performance for lost majorities

Lansing, Mich. — A Thursday memo from Paul Cordes, the chief of staff for the Michigan Republican Party, blamed the party's historic midterm election losses on GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon's performance and an internal power struggle. On Tuesday, Michigan Democrats won majorities in the Michigan Legislature for the first time in 40 years. Democrats won 20 of the 38 seats in the Michigan Senate and 56 of the 110 seats in the state House. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer captured a second term by 10 percentage points over Dixon, a first time candidate from Norton Shores. Dixon under-p...