{"id":2263336,"date":"2024-06-09T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T17:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-whitmer-admits-some-concern-about-rfk-jr-on-state-ballot\/"},"modified":"2024-06-09T13:38:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T17:38:14","slug":"michigan-gov-whitmer-admits-some-concern-about-rfk-jr-on-state-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-whitmer-admits-some-concern-about-rfk-jr-on-state-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Governor Whitmer expresses concerns over RFK Jr. appearing on the state ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-gov-whitmer-admits-some-concern-about-rfk-jr-on-state-ballot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2263336&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan has expressed concerns about third-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-for-trump-to-confiscate-the-voting-machines-the-results-of-the-fraudulent-election-will-never-stand-and-americans-know-it\/\" title=\"IT\u2019S TIME FOR TRUMP TO CONFISCATE THE VOTING MACHINES! The Results of the Fraudulent Election Will Never Stand and Americans Know It\">party candidate<\/a> Robert F. Kennedy\u2063 Jr. being on \u200bthe ballot this \u200bfall. However, she still believes that President Joe Biden\u2062 deserves to win her state. \u2063During an interview\u2064 on \u2063CNN, Whitmer acknowledged the possibility of Kennedy disrupting the election, especially since he received 9% support in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-ryan-lobbied-rep-mike-gallagher-to-endorse-nikki-haley-in-2024-report\/\" title=\"Paul Ryan urged Rep. Mike Gallagher to support Nikki Haley in 2024, according to a report\">recent state poll<\/a>. She also mentioned \u200bthat Michigan is known for close elections. \u200bWhitmer also\u2064 criticized Kennedy, saying that he has &#8220;far-out, kind of wild ideas&#8221; about science and doesn&#8217;t even have the support\u200d of his own family.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gretchen Whitmer\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> (D-MI) admitted she has \u201csome concern\u201d about third-party candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> being on the ballot in Michigan, but said President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gretchen Whitmer\">Joe Biden<\/a> deserves to win her state this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on CNN, Whitmer was asked about Kennedy\u2019s ability to disrupt the election, especially given that he attracted 9% support in a recent state poll. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Michigan,\u201d Whitmer acknowledged. \u201cElections are always close here.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gretchenwhitmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GretchenWhitmer<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanaBashCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DanaBashCNN<\/a>: \u201c[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] has got lots of far-out, kind of wild ideas about science and the future, and doesn&#8217;t even have the support of his own family.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6cHb8QB2AF\">pic.twitter.com\/6cHb8QB2AF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1799826044200821040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Michigan is one of three \u201cblue-wall\u201d states, along with Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, that former President Donald Trump flipped to win the election in 2016. Biden took them back in 2020. and both candidates are now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/153898\/biden-makes-play-for-midwestern-voters-with-tech-innovation-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"working overtime\">working overtime<\/a> to win them this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden has a huge list of accomplishments,\u201d Whitmer continued. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing the onshoring of supply chains. We\u2019re seeing the growth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-commerce-chief-fights-dhs-mayorkas-to-get-jobs-for-americans\/\" title=\"Biden's Commerce Chief Fights DHS Mayorkas to Get Jobs for Americans\">good manufacturing jobs<\/a>. This is the first president in a long time that has been able to deliver on infrastructure and has a real manufacturing vision that is playing out every day in good-paying jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the question directly, she said that all candidates are a factor. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKennedy, or any third party candidate, gives me some concern and is to be taken seriously,\u201d Whitmer said. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re showing up, and we\u2019re working hard in all 83 counties to earn the votes of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She finished the clip by implying that Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voters<\/a> are the ones who may be attracted to Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of good, traditional Republicans who don\u2019t feel at home with the convicted felon at the top of the ballot,\u201d Whiter said, \u201cwho know that Kennedy has got lots of far out, kind of wild ideas about science and the future, and who doesn\u2019t even have the support of his own family. All that being said, we can\u2019t make any assumptions. We\u2019ve got to earn every single vote, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s impact on Michigan&#8217;s election as a third-party candidate. On CNN, she acknowledged his potential to disrupt but emphasized that President Joe Biden deserves to win in Michigan, despite Kennedy drawing 9% support in recent polls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2263337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24160564977109.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2263336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24160564977109.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2263336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2263337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2263336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2263336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2263336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}