Abortion and coronavirus school closures dominated the final gubernatorial debate between Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen and GOP challenger Tudor Dixon.
The candidates also sparred over school closures during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
"You can’t trust anything she says when it comes to reproductive rights," said Whitmer, who is vying for a second term as Michigan's chief executive. "I worked closely with my Republican and Democratic governors and kids were out for three months," said the governor."The fact of the matter is education is what levels the playing field for people, and we've under-invested in it for decades."
Dixon, for her part, accused Whitmer of keeping Michigan public schools closed longer than other states."Perhaps she wasn't paying attention to what was actually happening. We even had schools that were closed this year," said Dixon."Maybe she thinks she can convince you that schools were only closed for three months, but you know better because your students are the ones that are desperately behind." Polls show the contest between Whitmer and Dixon increasingly a tossup.