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Wanna bolster your chances in a Republican primary? Get arrested.
(Detroit Metro Times) Getting arrested by the FBI is usually a death knell for political candidates.
But not for Ryan Kelley, a Republican gubernatorial candidate who was arrested by the FBI last week for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
With less than two months before the primary election, Kelley is now leading the pack of five Republican candidates vying to face Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November, according to an EPIC-MRA of Lansing poll.
In the poll, conducted between June 10 and 13, Kelley was ahead, with 17% saying they preferred the alleged insurrectionist. ............(more)
https://www.metrotimes.com/news/ryan-kelley-now-leads-chaotic-gop-gubernatorial-race-after-getting-arrested-by-fbi-30328289