Earlier today, Ed wrote about the POLITICO report that Whitmer told the White House that after the debate performance of Biden last Thursday, Michigan was now out of reach.
Whitmer has been trying to tamp down any idea that she is lobbying to replace Joe on the ballot because she is clearly lobbying to replace Joe Biden on the ballot.
Now Whitmer is walking back, or rather outright denying, the claim that Michigan is lost to Democrats if Biden remains on the ballot.
Ahh, the ole cuss-to-show-it’s-a-vociferous-denial strategy. (As an aside: Jmart column published at 5am. Why did this take 7 hours?) https://t.co/AmmeSBYALi
— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) July 1, 2024
From Ed:
One of the most prominent names bandied about since 9:06 pm ET Thursday is that of Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, whose state will be critical to Democrat hopes in November. Her name got bandied about…
