{"id":2231341,"date":"2024-04-26T21:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T01:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-meijer-drops-primary-bid-for-michigan-senate-seat\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T21:39:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T01:39:14","slug":"peter-meijer-drops-primary-bid-for-michigan-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-meijer-drops-primary-bid-for-michigan-senate-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Meijer withdraws from Michigan Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpeter-meijer-drops-primary-bid-for-michigan-senate-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Peter \u2064Meijer, a former congressman and heir to the Meijer supermarket empire, revealed his decision \u200bto withdraw from the Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">primary<\/a> race for the U.S. Senate in\u2062 Michigan. This \u200dannouncement came on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcdonalds-making-big-change-to-dining-room-due-to-hygiene-theft-and-customer-demand\/\" title=\"McDonald's revamping dining room for hygiene, theft, and customer demand.\">citing challenges<\/a> in finding a viable \u200bpath to victory and significant shifts in the race&#8217;s dynamics. Your summary of\u2063 Peter Meijer&#8217;s \u200cwithdrawal from the Michigan Senate \u200drace is\u200c clear and concise. It\u200d effectively communicates \u2063the key points of his decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Peter Meijer, a former congressman and scion of the Meijer supermarket chain, announced on Friday that he would be withdrawing from the Republican primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>race<\/a> for U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Meijer shared in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1181853506486105&#038;set=a.602625954408866\">Facebook<\/a> that he lacked a \u201cstrong pathway to victory\u201d and that the \u201cfundamentals\u201d of the race have significantly changed since he started his campaign six months ago. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cContinuing this campaign only increases the likelihood of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-attacks-on-j-d-vance-were-never-going-to-stick\/\" title=\"Why The Attacks On J.D. Vance Were Never Going To Stick\">divisive primary<\/a> that would distract from the essential goal \u2014 conservative victories in November,\u201d Meijer said.<\/p>\n<p>Meijer had hoped to take the vacant seat of Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), who announced last year that after two decades, she would be retiring. <\/p>\n<p>The onetime congressman lost his House seat during the 2022 midterm elections to a Trump-endorsed candidate. Notably, Meijer voted to impeach Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.  <\/p>\n<p>Republican strategists questioned Meijer\u2019s chances to win the primary, considering the former President\u2019s strong influence on the Michigan GOP, having won all 39 delegates at the state\u2019s convention. For the Senate seat, Trump endorsed Mike Rogers, who served seven terms in the House and became the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. The Republican ballot will also include Justin Amash, who was\u00a0the only Republican congressman in favor of Trump\u2019s first impeachment. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meijer\u2019s exit from the race comes just five days before Trump\u2019s planned rally in Freeland, Michigan, with Rogers planning to be in attendance. <\/p>\n<p>On the Democratic ticket, three-term Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is the strongest candidate for the Democratic National Committee. Others running include actor and author Hill Harper and businessman Nasser Beydoun.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Meijer, an ex-congressman and scion of Meijer stores, exits Michigan&#8217;s GOP Senate primary race. 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