The decision by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's to impose new stay-at-home rules to stop the spread of the coronavirus may save lives but put her own political future at risk—including a shot at being Joe Biden's VP pick
But the new rules, which will be in place at least through the end of the month unless she rescinds them, have changed that calculus. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and former 2020 Sanders campaign surrogate, applauds Whitmer's latest restrictions while acknowledging they are fraught with political risk.
McDaniel of the RNC is now also a naysayer, calling out Whitmer on social media for turning Michigan into a"police state." Backing off her previous words of support for Whitmer's coronavirus management, McDaniel tweeted,"From delayed-aid requests to VP auditioning, her handling of this crisis has been a complete disaster." In a subsequent tweet McDaniel added,"Under Gretchen Whitmer's power grab, you can't mow your grass but you can smoke it.
Nessel says Whitmer holds her fire in dealing with Trump to avoid riling him further and risking him retaliating against the state, costing it aid and support."I can't imagine how hard it must be for her to restrain herself when Trump makes these asinine statements and not to retort back with some smart-ass comments," Nessel says."Privately, the governor swears like a sailor.
"She put them on their heels right from the very start and said, 'You don't like what I'm wearing? Up yours!'" Bernero says. "There are people in this chamber who have lived through things you can't even imagine," Whitmer said at the time, veering from prepared remarks."Over 20 years ago, I was a victim of rape. Thank God it didn't result in a pregnancy because I can't imagine going through what I went through and then having to consider what to do about an unwanted pregnancy from an attacker. [This is] something I've hidden for a long time.
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