July 7, 2024

Is Gretchen Whitmer the answer for Democrats?

Is Gretchen Whitmer the answer for Democrats?

A Gen X governor from a swing state to be the first woman preisdent? That's not the worst idea.

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Calarogu shark media from Michigan, where
the Democrat solution is staring them in the

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face. This is ballad. That's
right, it's time to get to know

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Gretchen Whitmer. I'm your host,
Mac Davies. Let's hit this well.

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Folks, grab your popcorn and your
favorite Michigan brewed beer, because we're about

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to dive into the world of Gretchen
Whitmer, the governor who's been making more

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waves than a speedboat on Lake Michigan. First off, let's talk about Whitmer's

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response to the Biden Trump debate.
She came out swinging harder than a Detroit

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Tiger slugger, saying, Joe Biden
is running to serve the American people.

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Donald Trump is running to serve Donald
Trump. Ouch, that's hotter than a

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freshly baked Michigan cherry pie. But
here's the kicker. While Whitmer's busy playing

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cheerleader for Team Biden, she's also
got a little side hustle going. That's

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right, our girl. Gretchen's got
a book coming out, True Gretch,

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What I've Learned about Life, leadership
and everything in between. Now doesn't that

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title just scream future presidential candidate louder
than a University of Michigan football crowd.

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Let's take a peek at what's inside
this literary masterpiece, shall we. Apparently

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Gretchen's spilling more tea than you'd find
in the entire state during a summer heat

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wave. She's talking about being a
bit of a Hellian as a teenager.

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I guess that's Michigan nice, for
I was wilder than a Mackinac Island fudge

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maker on a sugar high. But
wait, there's more. Whitmer's not just

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dishing out political wisdom. She's also
sharing her grandma's recipe for clover rolls.

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Because nothing says I'm just like you
average American voter quite like some homemade baked

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goods. Right now, here's where
it gets really juicy. Whitmer opens up

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about what she calls one of her
biggest flubs in politics. No, it

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wasn't implementing those COVID restrictions that had
some Michiganders more riled up than a wolverine

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with a toothache. It was wait
for it, eating at a dive bar

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during said restrictions. Talk about a
political hot potato. But perhaps the most

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intriguing revelation. Whitmer's got a secret
Shark week tattoo. That's right, folks.

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Our governor's got some ink that she's
never revealed in public. Is it

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a great white on her bicep?
A hammerhead on her Well, let's not

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speculate. While Whitmer insists she's not
eyeing the White House, this book screams

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presidential material louder than a Traverse City
cherry festival. It's got everything, personal

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growth, political wisdom, and even
a recipe. What more could you want

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from a potential commander in chief?
So there you have it, folks.

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Gretchen Whitmer, governor, author,
secret Shark enthusiast, and possible future leader

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of the free world. Will she
make a run for the roses Er,

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I mean, the White House?
Only time will tell, but one thing's

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for sure. If she does,
it'll be more entertaining than a Detroit Lions

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touchdown dance. Stay tuned for our
next segment, how to turn your state

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slogan into a presidential campaign. From
pure Michigan to pure America. I hear

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it's gonna be. He is refreshing
as a dip in the Great Lakes.

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Well, folks, it looks like
Governor Gavin Newsom has just entered the political

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spin zone, and he's twirling faster
than a ballerina on espresso. After Biden's

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debate performance, which was shakier than
a Jenga tower in an earthquake, Newsom's

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out here trying to convince us that
everything's just peachy. He's saying, Biden's

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confident, energetic and competent. Sure, and I'm the Queen of England.

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Newsom's defense of Biden is so enthusiastic
you'd think he was auditioning for the role

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of presidential cheerleader. He never gives
up. He's never giving up, fighting

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for us, fighting for democracy,
our future kids, our grandkids. Whoa

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there, Gavin, save some superlatives
for the rest of us. But here's

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the kicker. While Newsom's busy singing
Biden's praises, the rest of the Democratic

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Party is in a panic mode that
would make a squirrel and traffic look calm.

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TV networks are reporting that Democratic operatives
are more worried than a long tailed

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cat in a room full of rocking
chairs. And get this, Newsom's name

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is being tossed around as a potential
replacement faster than a hot potato at a

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family picnic. Former RNC chairman writes
previous even suggested Newsom and Michigan Governor Gretchen

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Whitmer are probably waiting by the phone. I bet that phone is ringing off

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the hook right now. But our
boy, Gavin, he's sticking to Biden

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like glue on a kindergarten art project. He's telling us to focus on tomorrow,

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focus on the future, Focus on
the vision that will ignite this country

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moving forward. Translation, Please,
for the love of all that is holy,

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don't focus on what happened in that
debate. Meanwhile, Newsom's taking shots

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at Trump, saying he wants to
bring us back to a pre nineteen sixties

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world. Hey, Gavin, I
think Biden's debate performance already did that for

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us. So there you have it, folks. Gavin Newsom Biden's knight in

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shining armor or just a guy really
really hoping for a shot at the big

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job. In twenty twenty eight,
stay tuned for our next segment, Political

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Spin, how to turn a stumble
into a moonwalk. It's gonna be dizzying.

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It looks like the Democratic Party just
got a wake up call. Louder

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than a rooster on Red Bull courtesy
of former DNC Vice chair RT Ryback.

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He's not just ringing alarm bells,
He's practically setting off air raid sirens.

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Ryback's out here dropping truth bombs like
it's his full time job. He's saying

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Democratic officials are staying quieter than a
mime convention, at least in public,

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but behind closed doors, they're apparently
singing a different tune, one that goes

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something like, Houston, we have
a Biden problem. And get this.

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Ryback's warning these silent Dems that if
they don't speak up, History's gonna come

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down on them like an anvil.
I haven't seen an anvil reference this ominous

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since while E. Coyote was chasing
the road Runner. But wait, there's

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more. Ryback's got a whole plan
laid out. He's talking about forums,

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straw poles, and turning the Democratic
Convention into must see TV. It's like

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he's pitching the Bachelor president addition,
will you accept this nomination? Rose?

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And he's not buying that no one
else can beat Trump line. He's got

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a list of contenders longer than the
line at a Taylor Swift merch stand starting

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with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. It's
like he's assembling the Avengers, but for

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politics. Ryeback's even throwing in some
Oscar analogies. Apparently the presidency is in

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a Lifetime Achievement Award. Who knew? So there you have it, folks.

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RT Ryeback part political profit, part
reality TV producer, all drama.

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Will the Democrats listen? Will Biden
step aside? Will Trump start tweeting about

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this? At three am? Stay
tuned for the next episode of As the

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White House Turns. It's gonna be
wilder than a cat in a room full

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of laser pointers. Portions of today's
program were created with the help of AI.

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We act the AI if Biden should
step down, and it said stop

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asking stupid questions, Okay, then
sheesh