The chairman of the Marquette County, Michigan Republican Party has stepped down amid mounting scrutiny after being linked to an anonymous social media account that criticized Republican enthusiasm heading into the midterm elections.
Jackson Karki, 19, resigned from his post after being connected to the anonymous “Red Lion Politics” account on X.
Posting from that account, Karki painted a grim picture of grassroots GOP energy ahead of November.
“The vibes on the ground are the worst I’ve seen in my life. No one wants to promote candidates, no one wants to knock doors, no one wants to do s—,” Karki wrote. “Attendance for any right wing event is at all time lows anywhere I go. Thank you Donald Trump for ruining it for us… and handing the country over to socialism.”
Karki had also served as chairman of at least four Michigan counties for former Rep. Mike Rogers’ Senate campaign, according to a report from Straight from The Hut.
“And as someone that has knock doors the energy of the people answering the doors is terrible as well,” Karki added in another post.
In a statement to The Detroit News, Karki criticized the direction of the Republican Party, writing that it is “meant to be the party of debate, open discussion and integrity.”
“As of late, the party has become very tight-knit and, in some ways, the opposite of those things,” he continued. “I hope those inside the party start to realize what’s going on instead of being ignorant, because ignorance is the root of losing.”
Marquette County’s interim chairwoman, Jennifer Jermalowicz, told the outlet the organization had been unaware that Karki was making inflammatory comments about fellow Republicans, including criticism of Trump. She confirmed that party leadership would be meeting to determine how to respond to the posts.
The controversy comes as Rogers battles progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a closely watched Senate race. Republicans flipped the district’s state House seat in 2024, though Trump lost Marquette County itself by roughly 3,000 votes to then-Vice President Kamala Harris that same election cycle.
A recent Suffolk University poll found El-Sayed holding a seven-point lead over Rogers among 500 likely Michigan voters, with 11 percent of respondents still undecided.
The Marquette County Republican Party did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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