In race to succeed Gretchen Whitmer, Gilchrist says he can unite Democrats | Opinion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : In last month's EPIC-MRA poll, Whitmer's favorability rating was 52% -- ahead of Donald Trump at 46% -- a position she's maintained for six years, winning re-election in 2022 by a comfortable margin.
50% : Whitmer has drawn fire from some progressive voters after last month's State of the State speech, in which Whitmer, who went head-to-head with Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic, said she was willing to work with the president.
49% : " Like cuts to the federal workforce -- about 60,000 Michiganders work for the federal government, including, until 2016, his father, who worked for the Department of Defense -- the Department of Education or threats to Medicaid or Social Security.
9% : But that's another reason next year's election is going to be weird: Democratic candidates must court a conflicted electorate, including centrists who value bipartisan cooperation and hope elected leaders will work across the aisle to mitigate the harm Trump is causing, and a loud left wing demanding full-scale opposition to Trump.

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