![]() ![]() “Parents are very concerned about where we are in education,” Dixon said, noting recent test scores that showed Michigan schools’ scores were among the nation’s lowest. She also criticized Whitmer’s implementation of some of the country’s strictest coronavirus pandemic policies, which many businesses and schools have struggled to bounce back from. Since then, she has risen to the top of the state Democratic Party and was considered to be Biden’s running mate.ĭixon has attacked Whitmer for her closeness to the president, whom the governor held hands with at an event in September, and his “failing” economic policies. Whitmer was a former county prosecutor and legislative leader when she ran for the state’s top office in 2018. While Dixon doesn’t support abortion in cases of rape and incest, she says the quote was taken out of context. Whitmer and Democrats began airing attack ads that quoted Dixon as saying a 14-year-old rape victim was the “perfect example” for why she didn’t support abortion rights. What I did doubt was polls that had it at double digits.”ĭixon, who has never served in an elected office, rose from relative anonymity as a far-right online news commentator to win the Republican nomination on the back of an endorsement from Trump and support from the wealthy family of former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, major players in GOP politics in the state who are among her top donors.ĭixon went silent statewide after the primary as she struggled to keep up with Whitmer’s fundraising, with the first-term incumbent having nearly 30 times more cash on hand than Dixon in August. “We always knew that this would be a close race,” Whitmer said after an Oct. Representatives are expected to fill two House vacancies before voting on the resolution Wednesday, allowing the two new members to participate in the vote.Biden to huddle with donors next week as 2024 launch nears Every living ex-governor of the state, and both Republican and Democratic former attorneys general, also oppose the constitutional change, as does the Ohio Libertarian Party. A broad coalition of voting rights, faith, labor, civil rights and community groups planned a massive protest ahead of Wednesday’s vote. ![]() Opponents planned to continue their fight ahead of the scheduled vote. “Remember, these are our neighbors and friends that work very hard to provide flawless elections for us - most of them volunteers, they get paid a mere stipend - and, I guess, I appreciate their sacrifice.” “I made a promise to our board of elections,” the Republican said. Sharon Ray, who offered the amendment pushing the 60% question to Ohio’s next scheduled general or special election, said an August election would add “another level of complication” to the already tough job of local election workers. ![]() Opponents of that strategy bristle at that fact that it was only in January that a new election law was signed eliminating most August special elections. But no vote has exceeded 60%.ĪP VoteCast polling last year found 59% of Ohio voters say abortion should generally be legal.Īmong maneuvers used to get the resolution past its GOP opposition was to remove language Tuesday that would have sent the question to an August ballot. Wade ruling guaranteeing abortion rights last year, other states’ amendments involving the procedure have shown voter support for legal access to abortion is between 50% and 60%, whether in conservative Kansas, Democratic-leaning Michigan or Republican-leaning Kentucky. Supreme Court overturned its landmark Roe v. ![]()
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