Strategic National

DePerno Builds Huge Lead in State Convention Race; Karamo on Verge of 1st Ballot Victory

Grand Rapids, Michigan – Today, Strategic National released the following poll for the Attorney General and Secretary of State convention races.

If a convention race for the Attorney General were held today, for whom would you be most likely to support?

ResponsePercent
Attorney Matthew DePerno44.0
Former Speaker of the House Tom Leonard31.3
State Representative Ryan Berman8.7
Undecided16.0

If a convention race for Secretary of State were held today, for whom would you be most likely to support?

ResponsePercent
Activist Kristina Karamo57.3
State Representative Beau LaFave12.2
Chesterfield Township Clerk Cindy Berry8.6
Undecided21.9

And when thinking about the election for Attorney General, who do you think is more electable against Dana Nessel in the Fall – Matt DePerno or Tom Leonard?

ResponsePercent
DePerno42.0
Leonard35.8
Both about the same8.8
Not sure13.4

Strategic National CEO John Yob released the following statement:

“Matt DePerno and Kristina Karamo have built huge leads in the upcoming GOP State Convention. Karama has a large majority at 57% and is well positioned for a first ballot victory.

The DePerno lead has grown to 13 points following the Trump rally and his efforts to unite various factions of the party. Polling shows that Republicans believe Matt DePerno is the most electable candidate given Tom Leonard’s loss in 2018. Berman is gaining on Leonard but it is unlikely that he catches him in time.

This polling does not take into account the hundreds of MAGA supporters who will be storming the county conventions and asking to be elected either Delegates or Alternates to the State Convention. We anticipate this lead will grow from 13 points to a landslide victory once state convention delegates are elected on April 11th.

Simply put: this convention is not going to be close. It is long past time for the Republican Party to unite behind Matt DePerno. It is obvious to anyone who understands the convention math that Matt DePerno will win with a very large margin.”

The poll consisted of 2020-22 elected Precinct Delegates as well as individuals identified as “Hardworking Republicans” and selected as 2021 state convention delegates. We anticipate between 15% and 30% of state convention delegates are people new to the process who are not currently elected Precinct Delegates.

Strategic National is assisting Matt DePerno for Attorney General and has a tremendously strong record in convention fights with a record of 61-1 dating back to 1998. The survey had a sample size of 300 and the Congressional District weighting can be found below.

Congressional District

ResponsePercent
110.3
29.8
37.2
48.1
59.6
66.0
78.4
87.8
911.4
107.9
116.9
123.6
133.0

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DePerno Builds Huge Lead in State Convention Race; Karamo on Verge of 1st Ballot Victory
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