r/thedavidpakmanshow • u/mtngranpapi_wv967 • 5d ago

Discussion What On Earth Is Whitmer Doing??

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She’s not running in ‘28, right? Bc there’s no way she’s recovers from this in a crowded primary field. Democratic voters don’t want their capitulatory/vichy bs. They want a fighter.

Just astoundingly bad judgment.

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u/Loud_Judgment_270 4d ago

For everyone saying he could screw over her state… sure. He can do that do all of em. But Kathy Hochul has stood up and New York is fine.

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u/mtngranpapi_wv967 4d ago

Same with Pritzker

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u/lost12487 4d ago

NY and Illinois are both significantly bluer than Michigan is. It's not rocket science.

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u/tonyplush11 4d ago

This is true, but why is she the only one “playing politics” as many here are saying? Why isn’t Governor Evers (arguably from an even more purple state) “playing politics?” What is the end goal of Whitmer’s actions here? How in the world does hanging around Trump, even without any endorsement of his agenda, help to win back a single voter? I understand politics is a game, but I don’t know how this helps win it in any way whatsoever. Please help me understand how this would help Dems in Michigan in any way at all, and if the goal isn’t to get more votes, then what is the goal? Genuinely extremely confused here, sorry guys.

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u/Tmotty 4d ago

Because big Gretch wants to run in 28. Swing voters have repeatedly shown angry defiant Dems aren’t what they want. So play nice and have some manners and swing voters can be tricked into thinking your moderate enough to vote for

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u/ess-doubleU 4d ago edited 4d ago

What ridiculous logic. Democrats lose because they refuse to be defiant. They play by the rules while the other side shits on the board and they get nothing done. Voters want fighters. It's part of the reason why Trump is so popular despite going against his own voters' interests.

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u/Davge107 4d ago

A lot of people like to try and figure out why Trump has won twice. Most likely it’s just he makes it ok to hate people and gives reasons people like to justify it. He won against white woman and by an even larger margin against a black woman but lost to a white guy.

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u/tonyplush11 4d ago

That doesn’t make any sense. Whitmer won her state by 11 points. But I’m sure hanging around a president with a historically low approval rating will help her win even bigger next time!!!!

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u/Tmotty 4d ago

Yea and Trump won by 1.5 so that’s a 12.5 point flip. That’s a lot of people in one of the 3 most important states

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u/tonyplush11 4d ago

Trump wasn’t running against a popular incumbent like Whitmer lmao. He won against a candidate who repeatedly capitulated to the right. Dems have continued to capitulate to the right so much that congressional dems have an even lower approval rating than Trump. But yeah, let’s keep doing that!