The race is on to lead a fractured republican party in Michigan.

 

State Republicans are still licking their wounds from last week's election rout and have been pointing fingers at each other. Now it seems a number of the candidates who lost last week think they could do a better job running the state party.

 

Failed gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon said she's considering a bid, claiming others have asked her to run for the leadership spot.

 

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who was disqualified in his bid for Governor, flirted with the idea but has quickly retreated.

 

Now the failed candidate for attorney general, Matthew DePerno, has announced his intention to run. DePerno is a 2020 election denier, something political observers say was a turnoff to voters this November.

 

So its unclear if that's the direction the state party wants to go in. But the direction of the party is unclear as it appears in disarray.

 

The current chair is not seeking another term and the party blamed the candidates, specifically Tudor Dixon, for the republican losses statewide. Something she has disputed.