Whitmer for VP? RenCen Delays & Universities in Crisis
Daily Detroit is on the porch at the Mackinac Policy Conference, and Jer and Devon have a wide‑ranging conversation about Michigan's political future and Detroit's urgency problem.
From Governor Gretchen Whitmer's emphatic "no" on a presidential run to the very real possibility she ends up as the top choice for vice president, they unpack what her popularity says about the broader electoral landscape and 2024's lessons for Democrats in a swing state.
(That said, after we recorded, she hedged her bets later in the day).
On the island, the 2026 governor's race was present (but not in a debate)…
The skinny
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