Tudor Dixon launches gender-based attack in historic Michigan governor’s race
For the first time ever in Michigan, voters in November will decide between two women when they cast their ballots for governor.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For the first time ever in Michigan, voters in November will decide between two women when they cast their ballots for governor.
But the Republican nominee, Tudor Dixon, has quickly attempted to turn the historic milestone into a front in the culture wars.
Tudor Dixon wins Michigan GOP governor race, NBC News projectsAug. 3, 202200:44"This is going to be an epic battle between a conservative businesswoman and mother and a far-left birthing parent and career politician," Dixon said in her victory speech last week after she secured the Republican nomination to face Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Dixon, who has a background in right-wing media, emphasized issues such as gender identity during the primary. And her message in the early days of the general election signals to her supporters — a list that includes former President Donald Trump — an eagerness to aggressively draw Whitmer into a debate that she has largely avoided.
“It’s time to elect a real woman in Michigan,” Dixon tweeted hours after her primary win.
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