MichMash: Sen. Nesbitt on trying to find ‘common ground’ with Michigan Democrats

 February 2, 2024
Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt joined "MichMash" this week to share his reactions to Gov. Whitmer's State of the State address.

Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt joined "MichMash" this week to share his reactions to Gov. Whitmer's State of the State address.

Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt joined MichMash host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer’s Alethia Kasban this week to talk about his reaction to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address and Michigan Republicans’ options for bipartisanship going forward. 

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In this episode:
  • Sen. Nesbitt reacts to Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State Address
  • Election security and the 2020 election
  • Supporting former President Donald Trump as the Republican nominee
Sen. Nesbitt said he believes that despite their differences, Democrats and Republicans have a lot of issues that they could work together on, including education and infrastructure. “Career and technical education — trying to reform our high school system so that students and individuals are able to attain not just a degree but a certification earlier. The Governor continues to talk about the roads and infrastructure and there is a bipartisan plan that would probably lower the costs by a billion dollars a year…instead, what we saw was an increase of costs,” said Nesbitt.

Nesbitt continued to accuse the Democrats of listening to their “union bosses” as opposed to working with the Republicans.

Earlier in the year Nesbitt also endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president, but since he pulled out of the race, put his full support behind President Trump, pointing to his stances on the southern border, the Middle East and election security.

“It seems to be a President Trump versus a President Biden right now,” he said. “I think this election is a case of whether you believe in the American people or do you believe in centralized government.”

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  • Hernz Laguerre
    Hernz Laguerre Jr. is a Multimedia Journalist at 101.9 WDET. He is one of the co-host for "Detroit Evening Report," one of the weekend anchors for "Weekend Edition," the producer for our political podcast, "MichMash," and reports on arts, culture and politics.

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