학술논문
15 UNSUNG HEROES OF DEMOCRACY.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*UNITED States presidential election, 2020
*MODERATES (Political science)
*ELECTIONS
*UNITED States Capitol Insurrection, 2021
*SAME-sex marriage
*DEMOCRATS (United States)
*HEROES
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ISSN
0027-8378
Abstract
FEATURES IF EVER THERE WAS A YEAR WHEN PROGRESSIVES FACED AN UPHILL climb, it was 2022. But Whitmer, who was battle-hardened after facing down the armed protesters who sought to take over the state Capitol (as well as barbs from Trump), joined Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in rejecting the big lies of the election deniers. Michigan voters supported Whitmer at every turn: She beat a Trump-backed Republican candidate by more than 10 points, while Benson and Nessel beat their right-wing challengers as well. THE GOVERNOR WHO BEAT THE EXTREMISTS Gretchen Whitmer Michigan, a classic battleground state that backed Donald Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020, was ground zero for contests over reproductive freedom and voting rights in 2022. [Extracted from the article]