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Gretchen Whitmer: I Won’t Run for Prez Even If Biden Steps Aside

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The Michigan governor called whispers that she should be the candidate to take over from the flagging president “a distraction more than anything.”

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday that she would not pursue the Democratic nomination for president this year even if Joe Biden does bow to mounting pressure to stand down.

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