Gretchen Whitmer insists Joe Biden can win Michigan and says she backs the president | Explainer

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday insisted that President Joe Biden can still win her state, a key battleground in the 2024 election, even as some national Democrats question whether Biden should move forward after his shaky debate performance.
Whitmer's statement comes as many in her party question whether she could step in for Biden and run against Republican Donald Trump this fall. Whitmer and several other top national Democrats have publicly backed Biden since Thursday's debate.
“Whitmer said that she is 100% still behind Biden and that she believes the state is still winnable in his reelection campaign,” said Joey Cappelletti, a Lansing-based Associated Press reporter who covers Whitmer.
The statement comes after Politico Magazine reported on Monday that Whitmer called Biden campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon on Friday. It cites “someone close to a potential 2028 Whitmer rival for the Democratic presidential nomination” who said Michigan's governor “had phoned O’Malley Dillon with more of an unambiguous SOS: to relay that Michigan, in the wake of the debate, was no longer winnable for Biden.”
Cappelletti said “Democrats who have become uneasy about Biden's reelection campaign have increasingly mentioned Whitmer as a potential alternative if Biden were to drop out.
“The speculation comes as Whitmer is set to release her new book, ‘True Gretch,’ which is a way of introducing herself to the national audience,” he said.
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[@JoquanDaHooligan]

I don't think he got Michigan anymore.I hope we're not that dumb

[@judysheppard1853]

My thoughts exactly!!!!!!!! Michigan is now republican thanks to whitless whitmere and that to old Joe

[@TaponIosiro]

Leg go democratic party support joe biden and freedom