GOP Rep. Peter Meijer Rules Out Write-In Bid If He Loses Primary
U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer speaks with potential voters before an event for the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Grand Rapids on Monday. Brittany Greeson for HuffPost Thanks to a primary challenge backed by former President Donald Trump, Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, is facing a contentious fight for the GOP nomination in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District. “The Republican Party has been my home since I started my high school’s Young Republicans club during the first term of George W. Bush’s administration.” Even if Meijer, a military veteran and former risk analyst, wanted to run as an independent in the general election, the deadline to obtain a spot on the ballot for those purposes has passed. Meijer would be the “underdog” against Gibbs regardless of Democrats’ involvement, according to Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report. Meijer called Gibbs’ argument that Republicans would rather stay home than vote for him a “galaxy-brain take that’s divorced from reality.” “There is no demonstrated electoral history to back it up,” he said.
Rep. Peter Meijer on his loss to Trump-endorsed challenger in Michigan primary
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