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For those of you who don't know much about her, here's a little mini-biography:
- Born in Lansing Michigan on August 23rd, 1971. She's 48 years old.
- Earned her Bachelor's degree and JD from Michigan State University
- Member of the Michigan House of Representatives between 2001 and 2006.
- Member of the Michigan Senate between 2006 and 2015
- Senate Minority Leader between 2011 and 2015.
- Prosecutor for Ingham County between July of 2016 and December of 2016
- Elected Governor of Michigan in 2018. She won with 53%, beating out the Republican challenger Bill Schuette by about 9% of the vote.
Among liberal and progressive circles, she seems to be awfully popular. She's getting praised for her leadership during this pandemic and sparring with President Trump over the proper medical supplies necessary. According to Election Betting Odds website, she's now in 3rd place with about 13-14%. Back in mid-March she was in 8th to 9th place. The pick to me makes the most logical sense to me. She's young, which would be a counter balance to Biden, being the oldest nominee in U.S history. She has governor experience, which Biden does not. She's from the swing state of Michigan, and would be somebody who could help him out in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The negatives are that she's "white" and only been governor for about a year now.
What do you think about that? I especially want to hear from our liberal and progressive members here.
- Born in Lansing Michigan on August 23rd, 1971. She's 48 years old.
- Earned her Bachelor's degree and JD from Michigan State University
- Member of the Michigan House of Representatives between 2001 and 2006.
- Member of the Michigan Senate between 2006 and 2015
- Senate Minority Leader between 2011 and 2015.
- Prosecutor for Ingham County between July of 2016 and December of 2016
- Elected Governor of Michigan in 2018. She won with 53%, beating out the Republican challenger Bill Schuette by about 9% of the vote.
Among liberal and progressive circles, she seems to be awfully popular. She's getting praised for her leadership during this pandemic and sparring with President Trump over the proper medical supplies necessary. According to Election Betting Odds website, she's now in 3rd place with about 13-14%. Back in mid-March she was in 8th to 9th place. The pick to me makes the most logical sense to me. She's young, which would be a counter balance to Biden, being the oldest nominee in U.S history. She has governor experience, which Biden does not. She's from the swing state of Michigan, and would be somebody who could help him out in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The negatives are that she's "white" and only been governor for about a year now.
What do you think about that? I especially want to hear from our liberal and progressive members here.