Even before President Joe Biden’s weak debate performance led to calls for him to suspend his campaign and for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer or another rising Democratic star to replace him, Whitmer faced speculation about her potential presidential ambitions to which she’s responded that she’s focused on leading Michigan. Whitmer has stuck with Biden even as […]
FILE – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer denied a report that she had called President Joe Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon to say that Michigan was no longer winnable for the president. Whitmer in a statement Monday, […]
Following Joe Biden‘s lackluster performance during Thursday’s presidential debate against Donald Trump, there has been signaling from both Republicans as well as Democrats that perhaps it’s time for him to stand down in the race for re-election. Although some experts are calling a push for Biden to be removed from the 2024 ballot a “risky proposition,” […]
President Joe Biden has struggled to make his infrastructure success resonate with voters. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told the Times that many voters simply aren’t plugged into DC. “I think the pandemic’s taken a toll. People are stressed out,” she told the newspaper. When Gretchen Whitmer first ran for the Michigan governorship in 2018, she […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the on the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior White House correspondent Gabe Gutierrez sits down with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ahead of […]
Washington — Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged President Biden to personally speak out about the abortion issue more in an interview Saturday with “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan, suggesting more “blunt language” on the subject “would be helpful.” Brennan noted that Mr. Biden has previously expressed reservations about abortion because of his Catholic […]