Trump-Endorsed Candidate Loses Michigan Primary to a Man Who Dropped Out

A candidate who suspended his campaign a month ago, spent no money, and endorsed his own rival won Michigan’s 8th Congressional District GOP primary on Tuesday, handily defeating Amir Hassan, the candidate President Donald Trump endorsed. The victor, Thomas J. Smith, won 50 percent of the vote in the state’s 8th congre

Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.

President Trump’s handpicked congressional candidate lost his primary to someone who dropped out weeks ago. Amir Hassan, a veteran and self-proclaimed “America First Patriot,” was touted by Trump as the preferred GOP choice to represent Michigan’s 8th district in the House of Representatives. “Amir Hassan has my Comp

Thomas J Smith, the other Republican running in Michigan’s 8th congressional district, dropped out of the race last month but remained on the ballot

Trump-Endorsed Michigan Congressional Candidate Trails Someone Who Dropped Out  Forbes