Gretchen Whitmer

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389 appearances 16 recordings 10 series first heard Nov 2024 last heard 17 Apr

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Up First from NPR · Michigan's Governor Fears Interference in this Fall's Elections · 20 Jan 2026 podcast

in it with the people that you want to serve, seeing their lives every day, understanding what is possible in terms of giving retirees relief by not taxing their pensions, which is something that we did in my first term here.

That's the stuff that really matters.

And that's the stuff that voters want and need to see from their elected officials.

I think drastic change might be an oversimplification.

I think that people want leaders who understand them and care about them.

You know, I've met a lot of Michiganders who voted both for me and Donald Trump twice.

I don't understand everything that makes that voter tick.

But when I talk to them, they tell me, I think you're the one that understands what I'm going through.

You're the one that's talking about the issues that matter to me.

So that's why I always say, focus on the fundamentals.

A leader has got to know how to solve problems, get things done, and make sure that people's lives are better.

Yeah, I mean, you've never heard someone say, hey, let me, I'm the status quo.

I wouldn't vote for that.

I think that, you know, people are frustrated.

Their costs keep going up.

It's harder and harder to get ahead.

Their kids aren't finding jobs.

I mean, this is the fundamentals for people, and we've got to make it.

We've always got to be looking to improve, to get stronger, to get more competitive, to help more people get where they want to be headed.

And I think that is something that's been a gap.

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