If it seems as if Michigan Republicans are just going through the motions of a gubernatorial primary campaign, listlessly ticking off the days until Aug. 2 when they can officially anoint a sacrificial lamb to face Gretchen Whitmer in the fall, that's because that's what's happening.
By traditional measures, what the five Republicans left in the race are doing this summer barely qualifies as a political campaign.
"None of them have any statewide organization. None have spent any money on field operations. None have spent any money on voter outreach. It's a primary unlike any I’ve ever seen before."
