Meijer raising money much faster than Gibbs despite Trump's support

(Detroit Free Press) Presuming U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Grand Rapids, can turn fundraising support into votes in the Aug. 2 Republican primary, he may be on the verge of landing another blow to a certain former president's ego.

Former President Donald Trump targeted Meijer for defeat after the first-term congressman became one of only 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach Trump for instigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by spreading baseless and unproven claims that the 2020 election in Michigan and several other key states had been fraudulent.

But Trump's chosen candidate in the newly drawn 3rd Congressional District — John Gibbs, who has continued to support the former president's false claims — has been unable to use Trump's endorsement to raise nearly as much money as Meijer. The effects of that may be showing in the west Michigan race, too. Meijer has been airing several TV ads already while Gibbs' media presence has been far more limited. ..............(more)

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