Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and Tudor Dixon (R-MI) faced off in the first of two gubernatorial debates Thursday night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, providing stark contrasts in their approaches to abortion, education, and crime.
The event took place as Whitmer's massive polling lead over Dixon has begun to shrink with less than four week before the election.Here are some of the top takeaways from the first debate:The two candidates took different approaches to the first question of the night regarding abortion, though both referenced a ballot initiative which would amend the state constitution to protect a right to an abortion.
The governor also stated she will be voting yes on a ballot initiative to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state's constitution. "I've been very clear on this, and I've made this statement multiple times. I will always respect the will of the voter. I don't believe that there are laws that I'm above and unlike the governor here, who said on multiple occasions, If there's a lot out there, that I know I agree with, I think I should be able to go around it...I don't believe in that I believe in our constitution and I believe in the people's right to decide," Dixon said.
"We need to kids back to reading and back to the basics, right now, in Michigan schools, as you’re, seeing on the news, parents are really concerned about what their kids are being taught, with the sex and gender theory and not teaching them to read, write and do math.
"My plan would put a billion dollars into policing to make sure they know they’re supported, but also to recruit and retain new police officers. It’s so challenging to bring police officer to a state where the chief executive officer has supported defund the police. We’re going to make sure that not only are they supported, but they have the tools they need," Dixon said.
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