Trump’s Endorsement May Boost Dixon’s Narrow Lead in Michigan GOP Primary

Trump’s Endorsement May Boost Dixon’s Narrow Lead in Michigan GOP Primary
Tudor Dixon, CEO of Lumen Student News, attends the Women for America First Summit, at Trump International Hotel in Washington on Oct. 5, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
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Tudor Dixon, the front-runner to win the Republican nomination for governor of Michigan, may have just gotten a winning boost with a coveted endorsement by former President Donald Trump on July 29—just days before the Aug. 2 primary.

Trump raised political eyebrows at an April rally in Macomb County when, of the then-10 GOP gubernatorial hopefuls, he mentioned Dixon by name and spoke favorably about her but stopped short of an endorsement. Trump was silent about Dixon until recently, after months of heightened suspense among the five remaining candidates, who all competed fiercely for Trump’s endorsement.