Politico’s Jonathan Martin said Democrats in Michigan have “petitioned” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to run for president in 2024, citing concerns about President Joe Biden.
Whitmer, who had previously denied running for the White House, has served two terms as Democratic Michigan governor and has been pushed by state legislators to seek the party’s nomination in 2024, according to sources familiar with the matter. Encouraged. Said Martin. Several Democrats in other states have urged Michigan lawmakers, including members of the Congressional Black Caucus, to petition the governor to reconsider, citing concerns over the president’s low approval ratings.
“I think it’s time for Joe to move on,” Livonia Mayor Maureen Brosnan told Politico. Whitmer “would make a great president,” Brosnan added.
Biden’s latest approval rating stands at 40% among registered voters. according to According to a survey conducted by The Economist/YouGov from July 1 to July 5. (Related: ‘This president has done well’: Michigan governor doubles down on Biden support)
Ann Arbor City Councilman Jen Iyer told Politico, “‘That lady from Michigan’ would be great against Trump.”
According to Politico, many state Democrats have voiced their support for Whitmer’s presidential run, but the governor has brushed off his desires at the White House, with Lt. Gov. He claimed to support Mr.
“There’s a difference between waiting your turn and supporting a grateful leadership,” says Gilchrist.
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Whitmer in June launched Establish a federal political action committee, Fight Like Hell PAC, to support Biden and other Democratic candidates in 2024. Whitmer has been a consistent supporter of the president, dismissing his concerns about his age in February and praising the president’s “track record.” reelection bid.
Real Clear Politics (RCP) average Biden has a nearly 50-point lead in the 2024 National Democratic primary, based on polls conducted from June 5 to June 26, ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson. followed by 14.4% and 5.7%, respectively.
Prior to Whitmer’s candidacy for governor, he was a member of both houses of the state legislature, and in 2011 was a minority leader in the state Senate. according to Go to Ballotpedia. In 2018, Whitmer defeated then-Republican opposition Michigan Attorney General Bill Shuett 53.3% to 43.7% to win re-election safely against 2022 Republican candidate Tudor Dixon.
Whitmer came under widespread criticism for his lockdown policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when he advised Michigans not to travel.apart from Ban Residents visiting vacation homes and rental properties in upstate Whitmer traveled Take a private jet to Florida.the governor too outlawed Selling seeds and supplies for gardening after judging them as “unnecessary”.
Neither Whitmer nor the White House immediately responded to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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