[1/6] Candidate for district party chair for Michigan Republican Party Jon Smith speaks with guests during a fundraiser in Hillsdale, Michigan, U.S., February 8, 2023.
"What's going on in Michigan is a microcosm of what is going on with the Republican Party nationally," said Michael Traugott, a professor at the Center for Political Studies at the University of Michigan.
The judge declined to intervene, leaving it up to Michigan Republican Party officials to set the rules on delegate selection.
The top two candidates for state party chair have both promoted conspiracy theories in support of Trump's false claims about voter fraud.
"There's some people that are thinking this is the end of the Republican Party," he said.