Gov. Whitmer to MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace: My Dad Was a ‘Traditional Republican,’ ‘Maybe a Nicolle Wallace Republican’

Wallace You know after ░░░░░░░░ won in 16 I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of time ░░░░░░░░ Michigan talking to two ░░░░░░░░ voters for President Obama ░░░░░░░░ had left the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Party in support of ░░░░░░░░ And so much of ░░░░░░░░ they wanted from him ░░░░░░░░ did not deliver on ░░░░░░░░ it s sort of ░░░░░░░░ that the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ him a third time ░░░░░░░░ you tell me what ░░░░░░░░ political fight is What ░░░░░░░░ what are the sort ░░░░░░░░ what are the voters ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ contested and where do ░░░░░░░░ think the race stands ░░░░░░░░ Whitmer Well Michigan is ░░░░░░░░ microcosm of the country ░░░░░░░░ you know we are ░░░░░░░░ most diverse of all ░░░░░░░░ swing states I was ░░░░░░░░ in a household and ░░░░░░░░ talk a little bit ░░░░░░░░ this in the book ░░░░░░░░ my dad was a ░░░░░░░░ a traditional Republican maybe ░░░░░░░░ Nicolle Wallace Republican and ░░░░░░░░ mother was a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ you know it was ░░░░░░░░ different time We could ░░░░░░░░ differences but agree on ░░░░░░░░ facts and have different ░░░░░░░░ on those facts If ░░░░░░░░ stayed centered on values ░░░░░░░░ solving problems we wouldn ░░░░░░░░ get so angry we ░░░░░░░░ walk away from the ░░░░░░░░ and not have Thanksgiving ░░░░░░░░ You know it was ░░░░░░░░ a different time and ░░░░░░░░ do think it s ░░░░░░░░ important that we re ░░░░░░░░ space at the table ░░░░░░░░ people who aren t ░░░░░░░░ bought into the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ but can see someone ░░░░░░░░ is actually genuinely trying ░░░░░░░░ solve problems and make ░░░░░░░░ lives better We have ░░░░░░░░ for Harris here in ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ important We I didn ░░░░░░░░ win Michigan by almost ░░░░░░░░ points without pulling a ░░░░░░░░ of people over the ░░░░░░░░ aisle Republicans and independents ░░░░░░░░ value that and I ░░░░░░░░ that Kamala Harris and ░░░░░░░░ Walz do too and ░░░░░░░░ know that that work ░░░░░░░░ being done here on ░░░░░░░░ ground.”