From NPR.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is beginning her eighth and final year as governor. She is term-limited and not currently a candidate for anything, though she is often mentioned as a presidential contender.

Last year, former first lady Michelle Obama said to voters in a public event, “You are not ready” to elect a woman, judging by the 2024 election results.
But Whitmer says America is ready to elect a woman president.

“I love Michelle Obama,” Whitmer said. “So the last thing I want to do is disagree with her. But, you know, I think America is ready for a woman president.” She said Kamala Harris’s defeat in 2024 was not “just gender,” but a variety of factors. “We have not had a woman president yet. I think we will at some point in the near future.”

She has made no public moves toward running in 2028, though as the vice-chair of the Democratic Governors’ Association says she is focused on electing other Democrats.

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