Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder (File photo)
Gov. Rick Snyder talks to the media at groundbreaking for Bridge. (Deadline Detroit photos)
It's no secret that Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette are not pals. Schuette came after Snyder's administration members in the Flint water scandal probe. Schuette also attacked his Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, who lost to Schuette in Tuesday's bid for the Republican gubernatorial spot.
To boot, Schuette has been a loyal supporter of President Donald Trump. Snyder has not been.
So it's understandable that Snyder, one day after the primary election, isn't ready to endorse Schuette.
Nolan Finley of The Detroit News reports:
For one thing, the Republican governor is not going to tonight's GOP unity dinner featuring Vice President Mike Pence in Grand Rapids, where the combatants in the party's primary will commit to setting aside lingering bitterness from the campaign and working together for victory in November.
Snyder issued a statement saying he's committed to working with the next administration to keep moving forward, but his press spokesman Ari Adler declined to comment on endorsing Schuette, telling Finley: "At this time his focus is on making sure the comeback continues."
Of course, Snyder doesn't have to worry about the political consequences of being standoffish, considering he's not running again and not likely to be a future candidate or appointee in the Trump administration.
