Michigan Governor Says Democrats Should Take RFK Jr. Election Run Seriously

Published on June 9, 2024

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her party should take the independent presidential run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seriously, saying, “We got to earn every single vote.” During an interview with CNN on Sunday, the Michigan Democrat was asked about recent polls that show Mr. Kennedy with 9 percent support in her state. “Certainly, Kennedy, or any third party candidate, gives me some concern and is to be taken seriously and that’s why we’re showing up and we’re working hard in all 83 counties to earn the votes of the people,” Ms. Whitmer said. “We can’t make any assumptions. We got to earn every single vote, and that’s what we’re doing,” she said, while also implying that it may be Republican voters who back Mr. Kennedy in Michigan....

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