Michigan Republican candidate for governor Tudor Dixon seems at a debate in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
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Michigan Republican candidate for governor Tudor Dixon seems at a debate in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
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LANSING, Mich. — Tudor Dixon has received the Michigan Republican main for governor, in accordance with The Related Press.
Friday, Dixon obtained a late endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Beforehand, she additionally racked up endorsements from well-known names in Michigan politics, just like the household of former U.S. Secretary of Training Betsy DeVos.
Dixon is fervently in opposition to abortion rights and made current headlines after responding to a query in regards to the hypothetical rape of a 14-year-old by a member of the family being a “excellent instance” of why abortion ought to be banned.
Earlier than that, Dixon had made faculties and training central points for her marketing campaign. She has additionally closely criticized incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s early COVID-19-pandemic lockdown insurance policies.
These days, Dixon has seen assaults directed at her from each side of the aisle. Her Republican challengers had pushed again on her help from the DeVos household and different political insiders. In the meantime, the Democratic Governors Affiliation has additionally run assault adverts in opposition to Dixon, with a current $2 million marketing campaign in opposition to her.
Dixon is a businesswoman and a former conservative media host and can go on to face incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a well-funded Democrat.
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