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Michigan candidate tests whether Democrats can reclaim Midwest from Trump and GOP
3:00am PDT - September 21st, 2017 gretchen whitmer - USA TodayGretchen Whitmer is among the Democratic governor candidates who will test whether her party can win back the Midwest by offering a populist alternative to Trump.