Captain Dan. (@Steelie_Dan)

Heather Dow @PatriotPostGirl Governor Whitmer: “If John James or Mike Rogers win in November, they’ll reverse the progress we’ve made over the past eight years.” The Progress: 👎 Michigan is a bottom ten state 👎 40% of Michigan households struggling financially 👎 Fortune 500 companies dropped from 30 to 13 👎11th worst per capita personal income in the nation 👎 45% budget bloat 👎 11th highest violent crime rate in the nation 👎 ranked second in the Midwest for corporate handouts ($5-$7B spent) 👎 30K-50K acres of farmland converted to solar/battery/data centers 👎 workforce shrank by 124K people over the last year 👎 20,595 subsidized jobs promised —> only 602 delivered 👎 65% of 12th graders aren’t proficient readers but 84% graduate high school 👎 1 out if every 3 miles of roads in poor condition with $31B spent 👎 2,700 ghost employees cut from the 2026 budget 👎 net loss ~48,000 manufacturing jobs 👎 paying $350-$500 more annually for unreliable energy 👎 highest auto insurance rates in the country 👎 6th highest gas tax in the nation 👎 less than a quarter of 4th graders reading proficiently 👎 annual loss of 5K-6K college graduates 👎43rd in the country for structurally deficient bridges 👎 6th worst education in the nation