ICYMI Poll: Michiganders Overwhelmingly Disapprove of Whitmer's Benton Harbor Response
Tudor Dixon: Release All Records Now; Governor's FOIA Exemption Protects Whitmer Secrecy
GRAND RAPIDS -- A new poll published by The Center Square found 78 percent of Michiganders disapprove of Gretchen Whitmer's handling of the Benton Harbor water crisis:
A majority of Michigan residents polled say they’ve soured on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of the Benton Harbor water crisis. An even greater percentage says the governor should return nearly $4 million of campaign funds received in excess of the state’s legal limits, and 52% say Michigan is on “the wrong track.”
The Michigan Freedom Fund commissioned the poll, which was conducted by Lansing-based Marketing Resource Group. The poll consisted of a sampling of 600 Michiganders, and was given a 4% margin of error. The poll was conducted between Oct. 18 and Oct. 24, and included input from 41.4% of respondents who claimed they were Democrats; 37.8% claiming to be Republicans; and 14.6% who said they were Independents.
Seventy-eight percent of poll respondents said they disapproved of Whitmer’s handling of the crisis in Benton Harbor in which it was revealed state officials knew of lead contamination in the city’s water supply for two years before taking action.
On Monday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon called on Whitmer to heed her 2016 demand for former Gov. Rick Snyder to release all of his cabinet's emails, schedules, and phone logs related to the Flint water crisis in the name of transparency.
Whitmer supported legislation that would repeal the Freedom of Information Act exemption for the governor's office--an exemption she now is using to maintain secrecy and not reveal why her administration has known for over two years about the problem and did nothing.
"Michiganders overwhelmingly disapprove of Whitmer's handling of the crisis because it is, once again, completely inadequate and lacks urgency to fix the problem once and for all," Dixon said.
"Instead of partying in Washington, D.C. while her incompetent administration is unable to deliver much needed water, Gretchen Whitmer should be solving the problem. Once again, we see where her priorities lie."
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Meet Tudor Tudor Dixon is a wife, mother of four, cancer survivor, and former small business owner. The daughter of a steel industry worker, Tudor grew up around factories her entire life and spent a decade working in steel manufacturing herself.
Tudor began her professional career in Chicago with an industry-leading public relations and marketing firm after graduating from the University of Kentucky with a degree in psychology. Her father recruited her to the steel industry after investing in a foundry in Michigan in the early 2000s. She spent nearly a decade in manufacturing, first with her father's foundry and later with another company. Starting in customer service, Tudor worked her way up in the steel industry before returning to her roots in public relations and building a successful media career in Michigan, where she is raising her family.
Tudor Dixon is a wife, mother of four, cancer survivor, and former small business owner. The daughter of a steel industry worker, Tudor grew up around factories her entire life and spent a decade working in steel manufacturing herself.
