Gretchen Whitmer goes big for Michigan Democrats as GOP seeks check on power
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer isn't on the ballot next week, but her legacy as a no-nonsense Midwest governor who can turn a swing state blue hangs in the balance, as does her ability to tackle key priorities her last two years in office.
Fresh off a multistate bus tour with fellow Midwest governors, and a national book tour that’s fueled speculation for a future presidential run, Whitmer is closing the election cycle back in Michigan, visiting battleground regions to publicly campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats defending a slim majority in the state House.
Whitmer is a strong campaign surrogate because she has “golden” approval numbers in Michigan, said pollster Richard Czuba, whose surveys have shown a series of tight races in a state that Whitmer won by more than 10 percentage points two years ago.
“We’re seeing in polling that women are disproportionately breaking for Democrats right now, and that, I think, is where Whitmer is really an important voice on the trail,” he said.
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