You know, this is a deep cut here. But by 2026, Michigan will have had 40 years of Republican governors and only 24 years of Democrat governors. Since 1983, Michigan has flip flopped governors, Democrat Blanchard about eight years, followed by 12 years of Republican John Engler, followed by eight years of Democrat Jennifer Granholm, followed by eight years of Snyder Republican and it will be eight years of Whitmer. Every time a Democrat breaks something in Michigan, Michiganders call on a Republican to fix it. Yeah. And so now we are on the back end of that cycle. (53:41–54:00)
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