For more than a year, second-term Rep. John James (R-MI) campaigned for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Michigan as though the Aug. 4 primary were a formality.
He skipped earlier debates organized by the Michigan Republican Party, relied on the name recognition from two unsuccessful Senate campaigns, and counted on President Donald Trump’s endorsement to seal the deal.
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