00:00I am so thrilled to stand before you as the Democratic Party's nominee to be the next governor of Michigan.
00:11Thank you. Thank you all for being a part of this moment, for being a part of our team.
00:20Thank you for placing your trust in me to work for you and with you to transform our state.
00:27Tonight, the general election begins.
00:31Tonight marks our opportunity to grow our coalition to include citizens in every corner of our state
00:38who believe, as we do, that the power of the people must always be greater than the people in power.
00:49My life's work is about making that promise, that hope, a reality.
00:57I carry that hope with me every day as the daughter of public school teachers, the wife
01:02of a combat veteran, as the mom of a 10-year-old little boy whose future will be shaped by
01:08what
01:08we do now, together.
01:11Because that is the question facing voters this fall, my friends.
01:15Who do you want Michigan's leaders to work for?
01:19The people or the powerful?
01:23Well, you all know who I work for.
01:29I will work for all of you and every Michigander in this state.
01:34Not the highest bidder, not corporate interests, not Donald Trump, you.
01:42So I'm here tonight asking you to work with me to build a government together whose leaders
01:47work for the people.
01:48A government that saves us time, saves us money, and makes our life easier.
01:53A government led by a trifecta of state leaders who are committed to working together to make
02:04Michigan a place where anyone can afford to live and thrive.
02:09Where child care is affordable for all.
02:12Where homes are easily built so that teachers and nurses and farmers can afford to live in
02:17the communities where they work, where every Michigander has access to quality health care
02:23and water that is safe to drink and air that is clean to breathe and a public education system
02:29that prepares our children for the jobs of the future.
02:37As the next governor of Michigan, I will work with you to drive down costs while expanding
02:42our economy.
02:43And yes, I will work with anyone to get that done.
02:47But I will also be ready to stand up to anyone, no matter how wealthy or powerful, who gets
02:54in our way.
02:55I've done that as Secretary of State, and I'm ready to do it as governor.
03:05I love this state, and I know when I talk to the single mom in Muskegon, who has to decide,
03:12Mayor Mohammed, who has to decide whether to eat or pay rent.
03:18Or when I sit down with seniors in Warren who are anxious about paying for medicine on
03:24a fixed income, I know we must do right by them.
03:28Just the other day, I sat down with a new mom and dad right here in Detroit, and I held
03:33their newborn little girl in my arms.
03:35And I listened as they talked to me about how they don't want their child to grow up in
03:43poverty.
03:44And as a mom, I can't stop thinking about that conversation, about how every decision
03:49we make now will shape the world that their little girl and my little boy and all of our
03:54children will grow up in.
03:56And in the eyes of that little girl's mom and dad, I saw two people who simply wanted
04:02what every parent wants, a chance for their child to grow up healthy, happy, and safe.
04:14To live in a state where she can get a world-class public education, afford to see a doctor when
04:23she needs one, get reproductive care, because it is her right.
04:31Build a career she loves and live in a home that she can afford and not have to work five
04:36jobs in order to do it all.
04:39Right?
04:40It is our job to deliver that for her and for every person in this state.
04:45That's what it means to have leaders, a governor who works for the people.
04:49I will work for the veteran who deserves access to the health care they earned.
04:53The teachers who dedicate their lives to preparing our children for the future and who deserve
04:58pay and more respect.
05:03For the children whose futures depend on the work that we do today.
05:09Our campaign is about them and all of you.
05:11Cost down, wages up, rights protected, end corruption, and build a government that works for all of us.
05:23And again, you all know I'll work with anyone and everyone to get that done, but I'm also
05:27unafraid to stand up to anyone who gets in our way.
05:30And this moment demands leaders who will stand up with courage, unafraid to bullies.
05:36And boy, boy, do I know how to do that.
05:42Like when Donald Trump tried to pressure me into turning over your private voting information,
05:47I said no, and I'll see you in court.
05:54I want you to know that even if it means sheltering in my home, protecting my son, while people
06:07with guns protest on my front lawn, I am not afraid to stand up to anyone who would try
06:12to take away your rights and freedoms.
06:16And that again will be the choice facing Michigan's voters this fall.
06:20Who does your governor work for?
06:23What does she stand for?
06:28And who does she fight for?
06:31The Republicans have already shown us their vision for Michigan.
06:35It's a vision that would raise health care costs instead of lowering them.
06:39A vision that would allow housing costs to climb instead of fighting to bring them down.
06:44And a party whose leaders stood with Donald Trump when he tried to overturn a free and fair election
06:51instead of standing with the people of Michigan.
06:53That is not the future that Michigan wants or needs.
06:59And together, together, we're going to reject it this November.
07:06Because the bottom line to me is this.
07:09Michigan deserves a governor who answers to the people, not corporations, not to the DeVos family,
07:15and not to Donald Trump.
07:19And my friends, I'll just say, Michiganders voted in this primary,
07:22which, by the way, is on track to be one of the highest turnout primary elections in state history.
07:32They voted in this primary because they are asking us to fight for them,
07:37to stand up for them, to fix what is broken for them.
07:42And I am committed, as the next governor of Michigan, to make sure we deliver.
07:48But I cannot do it alone.
07:50I need your help to get this done.
07:52I'm asking you tonight to knock those doors, make those calls, talk to your neighbors,
07:57leave here tonight ready to remind people what is at stake and what is possible when we come together.
08:03Let's take tonight's landslide victory.
08:11And let's deliver another one this fall.
08:18I'm going to ask you tonight, as the eyes of the nation are on Michigan, right?
08:24I'm asking you, I'm asking you to show the nation who we are, what we stand for, and who we
08:31are fighting for.
08:32So I'm going to ask you, like I asked you in 2018, like I asked you in 2022,
08:36are you ready to work for democracy?
08:41Are you ready to fight for democracy?
08:46Are you ready to vote for democracy?
08:51Well, let's get it done and let's go win.
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