Michigan’s all-female ticket may mark the start of something different
Source: The Washington Post
This year, Democrats in Michigan have done something unprecedented. They have selected women to be their standard-bearers for every statewide office on the November ballot: governor, U.S. senator, attorney general and secretary of state.
Which is not such a big deal, insists former state senator Gretchen Whitmer, who won her gubernatorial primary Tuesday with more votes than her two male opponents combined.
“The makeup of this ticket is not something that I had in mind when I jumped into the race,” Whitmer told me. “When I’m on the campaign trail, I’m focused on issues that impact families and impact business people, the cleanliness of our water, or the safety of our roads, or expanding health care. These are issues that they don’t have gender. They’re issues about fundamentals that our leaders have failed us on in Michigan.”
Click here to read the full article published by The Washington Post on 10 August 2018.
This year, Democrats in Michigan have done something unprecedented. They have selected women to be their standard-bearers for every statewide office on the November ballot: governor, U.S. senator, attorney general and secretary of state.
Which is not such a big deal, insists former state senator Gretchen Whitmer, who won her gubernatorial primary Tuesday with more votes than her two male opponents combined.
“The makeup of this ticket is not something that I had in mind when I jumped into the race,” Whitmer told me. “When I’m on the campaign trail, I’m focused on issues that impact families and impact business people, the cleanliness of our water, or the safety of our roads, or expanding health care. These are issues that they don’t have gender. They’re issues about fundamentals that our leaders have failed us on in Michigan.”
Click here to read the full article published by The Washington Post on 10 August 2018.
