PONTIAC, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon both contended they were problem solvers Sunday during some of their final campaign stops before Election Day, but they identified vastly different topics needing attention.
Less than 48 hours before polls open in Michigan, Dixon held a rally Sunday evening in Macomb County, the largest county Republican Donald Trump won in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. On Sunday afternoon, Whitmer, who's seeking a second term in the state's top office, met with supporters in neighboring Oakland County, inside downtown Pontiac's Crofoot venue.
Tuesday's election, Whitmer said, will be decided in Oakland County, Michigan's second-most populous county and one that has increasingly favored Democrats in recent years. As a Southfield high school marching band warmed up outside the building, Whitmer touted record investments in K-12 education, said she would protect abortion rights and vowed to stand in the way of efforts to disenfranchise voters.
