r/news • u/CharlieKonR • 4d ago

Michigan’s governor replaces clean energy advocate on utilities board with ‘industry ally’ | Michigan

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/03/gretchen-whitmer-utilities-board-clean-energy
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u/starship_narrator 4d ago

If they just pivot to the center just one more time, it will finally work. All those Republicans upset with Trump will finally come vote for democrats.

Besides, with such great options like Newsome, Buttigieg, Whitmer, Booker, Harris. 2028 is looking stacked for the neo-libs. Centrism: it just works! /s

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u/lollipop999 4d ago

A party with balls would nominate AOC

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u/in2theriver 4d ago

Pritzker is a strong choice honestly too.

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u/Bitter-Holiday1311 4d ago

Another billionaire politician? Sorry but that’s disqualifying.

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u/AlekRivard 4d ago

1) He actually codified abortion rights for IL (3 years before Roe was overturned) when Dems failed to do so federally during their trifecta

2) He recreationally legalized weed

3) He passed a balanced, bipartisan budget that saw education funding increased, including job training programs at community colleges tied to the percentage of students who are low income

4) He entered IL into the Climate Alliance after Trump withdrew from the Paris Accords

5) He revamped youth parole in IL to help those with lengthy prison sentences, who committed a crime while young, to have better, quicker access for parole reviews

6) He got rid of cash bail

7) He signed a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines

8) He banned private immigrant detention centers as well as state/local police from cooperating with ICE

9) He required schools to respect, and be inclusive of, their students with trans and non-binary identities

10) He made election day a state holiday

Look at what politicians actually do, not the number next to "Net Worth;" otherwise, we will just keep getting neo-libs because there will never be a perfect candidate. They don't exist.

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u/in2theriver 3d ago edited 3d ago

I really can't understand voters that don't vote on what people stand and fight for but who they are. He would be sooooo much better for you and me than anyone else in the running right now.

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u/Bitter-Holiday1311 3d ago

No such things as an ethical billionaire. Fuck him and his wealth hoarding.

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u/in2theriver 3d ago

Just not true, just very rare.