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Episode 0258 - A Closer Look at "Big Gretch", the Governor of Michigan
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The media is starting to parade out the up-and-comers in the Democratic Party. The implication is that Joe Biden will not seek a second term as President of the United States. While I'm happy about that, I don't like any of the front-runners, including the governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer. They tend to promote her as a pragmatist but she is more of a typical populist democrat candidate just handing out goodies for votes. Join me today as we take a close look at some of her closely held beliefs and the policies that are born from her way of thinking.
In her first term, Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer weathered the ire of MAGA Republicans and the former president, as well as a foiled kidnapping plot. Now in her second term, and armed with a Democratic-led legislature, Whitmer is pushing gun control measures and protections for LGBTQ rights and labor unions, while enshrining reproductive rights in the state's constitution. She talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about her agenda, and how she turned Donald Trump's label for her ("That woman from Michigan") into a badge of honor. #whitmer #gretchenwhitmer #michigan