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Gretchen Whitmer: “You could do so much good with the money that we waste on…”

Featuring: Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic | Governor of Michigan

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What Democrats Can Learn From Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer

Published | Video Starts at 50:48

Pay off everyone's, you know, college debt and pay off your mortgage. You know, you don't have college debt. Like. Yeah. And all your health care debt and everything else. Yeah. Amen. Like, You could do so much good with the money that we waste on slandering one another. you know, so that you won't miss that part of politics, the ruthlessness side. No, it's. It, you know, it's hard to lead in these times and hard to run for office. (50:48–50:57)

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Asserts that campaign funds could be better used for public good rather than negative campaigning.

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