As Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) waited to speak at a campaign event, the 51-year-old joined her junior staffers in turning a cartwheel backstage. Her defeat of a Trump-backed challenger has elevated her profile in the Democratic Party.
In some ways, Whitmer presents as a suburban mom from the 1990s: Gritty yet optimistic. No frills and authentic, with a collection of leather jackets and bright monochrome blazers.
and appears to have helped lift Whitmer to her commanding victory. Forty-five percent of Michigan voters cited abortion as the issue that mattered most to them, while inflation came in second, with 28 percent support. Whitmer overwhelmingly won those voters who said abortion was the top concern, with 77 percent support, according to exit polls. The percentage of Michigan voters citing abortion as their top issue in their vote was also much higher than the 27 percent in national exit polling.
“When you run on saying you’re going to fix the damn roads, then you better fix the roads,” Stabenow said. “And we’ve got more orange cones than any other state.”GOP critics take a different view of her tenure. Jason Roe, a former executive director of the state Republican Party, said Whitmer’s image among Democrats does not match the reality of her record in Michigan.
“But in terms of real accomplishments, her record is thin,” Roe said, adding that “she rose to prominence because of the draconian ways she implemented stay-at-home orders” during the pandemic, earning her an elevated place among Democrats because Trump specifically targeted her as “that woman from Michigan.”
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