Evening. Good evening, Michigan.
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0:066 secondsI am so thrilled to stand before you as the Democratic Party's nominee to be the next governor of Michigan.
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0:1818 secondsThank you. Thank you all for being a part of this moment, for being a part of
0:2525 secondsour team. Thank you for placing your trust in me to work for you and with you to transform our state.
0:3434 secondsTonight, the general election begins.
0:3838 secondsTonight marks our opportunity to grow our coalition to include citizens in every corner of our state who believe,
0:4545 secondsas we do, that the power of the people must always be greater than the people in power. [cheering]
0:5656 secondsMy life's work is about making that promise, that hope [snorts] a reality. I carry that hope with me
1:041 minute, 4 secondsevery day. As the daughter of public school teachers, the wife of a combat veteran, as the mom of a 10-year-old little boy whose future will be shaped by what we do now together.
1:171 minute, 17 secondsBecause that is the question facing voters this fall, my friends. Who do you want Michigan's leaders to work for? The people or the powerful?
1:291 minute, 29 secondsWell, you all know who I'll work for.
1:331 minute, 33 seconds[cheering]
1:361 minute, 36 secondsI will work for all of you and every Michigander in this state. Not the highest bidder, not corporate interests,
1:431 minute, 43 secondsnot Donald Trump. You. [cheering] So, I'm here tonight asking you to work
1:501 minute, 50 secondswith me to build a government together whose leaders work for the people. A government that saves us time, saves us
1:571 minute, 57 secondsmoney, and makes our life easier. a government led by a trifecta of state leaders
2:052 minutes, 5 seconds[cheering]
2:072 minutes, 7 secondswho are committed to working together to make Michigan a place where anyone can afford to live and thrive. Where child
2:172 minutes, 17 secondscare is affordable for all. Where homes are easily built so that teachers and nurses and farmers can afford to live in the communities where they work. where
2:252 minutes, 25 secondsevery Michigander has access to quality health care and water that is safe to drink and air that is clean to breathe
2:342 minutes, 34 secondsand a public education system that prepares our children for the jobs of the future.
2:402 minutes, 40 seconds[cheering]
2:432 minutes, 43 secondsAs the next governor of Michigan, I will work with you to drive down costs while expanding our economy. And yes, I will
2:502 minutes, 50 secondswork with anyone to get that done. But I will also be ready to stand up to anyone, no matter how wealthy or
2:582 minutes, 58 secondspowerful, who gets in our way. I've done that as Secretary of State and I'm ready to do it as governor.
3:113 minutes, 11 seconds[applause and cheering]
3:123 minutes, 12 secondsI love this state and I know when I talk to the single mom in Moskegan who has to
3:183 minutes, 18 secondsdecide Mayor Muhammad who has to decide whether to eat or pay rent or when I sit
3:253 minutes, 25 secondsdown with seniors in Warren who are anxious about paying for medicine on a fixed income. I know we must do right by
3:333 minutes, 33 secondsthem. Just the other day, I sat down with a new mom and dad right here in Detroit, and I held their newborn little
3:403 minutes, 40 secondsgirl in my arms, and I listened as they talked to me about how they don't want
3:473 minutes, 47 secondstheir child to grow up in poverty. And as a mom, I can't stop thinking about that conversation, about how every
3:543 minutes, 54 secondsdecision we make now will shape the world that their little girl and my little boy and all of our children will
4:014 minutes, 1 secondgrow up in. And in the eyes of that little girl's mom and dad, I saw two people who simply wanted what every
4:094 minutes, 9 secondsparent wants. A chance for their child to grow up healthy, happy, and safe.
4:184 minutes, 18 seconds[cheering]
4:214 minutes, 21 secondsTo live in a state where she can get a worldclass public education. Afford
4:274 minutes, 27 secondsafford to see a doctor when she needs one. get reproductive care because it is her right.
4:364 minutes, 36 seconds[cheering]
4:374 minutes, 37 secondsBuild a career she loves and live in a home that she can afford and not have to work five jobs in order to do it all
4:454 minutes, 45 secondsright. It is our job to deliver that for her and for every person in this state.
4:514 minutes, 51 secondsThat's what it means to have leaders, a governor who works for the people. I will work for the veteran who deserves access to the health care they earned.
5:005 minutesthe teachers who dedicate their lives to preparing our children for the future and who deserve pay and more respect.
5:075 minutes, 7 seconds[cheering]
5:095 minutes, 9 secondsFor the children whose futures depend on the work that we do today. Our campaign is about them and all of you. Costs
5:185 minutes, 18 secondsdown, wages up, rights protected, end corruption, and build a government that works for all of us. [cheering]
5:285 minutes, 28 seconds[applause]
5:295 minutes, 29 secondsAnd again, you all know I'll work with anyone and everyone to get that done, but I'm also unafraid to stand up to anyone who gets in our way. And this
5:375 minutes, 37 secondsmoment demands leaders who will stand up with courage, unafraid to bullies.
5:435 minutes, 43 secondsAnd boy, [laughter] do I know how to do that.
5:485 minutes, 48 secondsLike when Donald Trump tried to pressure me into turning over your private voting information, I said no, and I'll see you
5:555 minutes, 55 secondsin court. [cheering] and I won. [cheering]
6:066 minutes, 6 secondsI want you to know that even if it means sheltering in my home, protecting my son while people with guns protest on my
6:146 minutes, 14 secondsfront lawn, I am not afraid to stand up to anyone who would try to take away your rights and freedoms. And that again
6:236 minutes, 23 secondswill be the choice facing Michigan's voters this fall. Who does your governor work for? What does she stand for?
6:336 minutes, 33 seconds[cheering]
6:346 minutes, 34 seconds[applause]
6:356 minutes, 35 secondsAnd who does she fight for? The Republicans have already shown us their vision for Michigan. It's a vision that
6:426 minutes, 42 secondswould raise health care costs instead of lowering them. A vision that would allow housing costs to climb instead of
6:486 minutes, 48 secondsfighting to bring them down. and a party whose leaders stood with Donald Trump when he tried to overturn a free and
6:566 minutes, 56 secondsfair election and instead of standing with the people of Michigan. That is not the future that Michigan wants or needs.
7:057 minutes, 5 secondsAnd together together we're going to reject it this November
7:107 minutes, 10 seconds[cheering and screaming]
7:137 minutes, 13 secondsbecause the bottom line to me is this.
7:157 minutes, 15 secondsMichigan deserves a governor who answers to the people, not corporations, not to the Devos family, and not to Donald
7:227 minutes, 22 secondsTrump. [cheering] And my friends, I'll just say Michiganers voted in this primary, which by the way is on track to be one of the
7:317 minutes, 31 secondshighest turnout primary elections in state history.
7:377 minutes, 37 seconds[cheering]
7:387 minutes, 38 secondsThey voted in this primary because they are asking us to fight for them, to stand up for them, to fix what is broken
7:477 minutes, 47 secondsfor them. And I am committed as the next governor of Michigan to make sure we deliver.
7:547 minutes, 54 secondsBut I cannot do it alone. I need your help to get this done. I'm asking you tonight to knock those doors, make those
8:028 minutes, 2 secondscalls, talk to your neighbors. leave here tonight ready to remind people what is at stake and what is possible when we
8:098 minutes, 9 secondscome together. Let's take tonight's landslide victory
8:168 minutes, 16 seconds[cheering]
8:188 minutes, 18 secondsand let's deliver another one this fall.
8:228 minutes, 22 seconds[cheering]
8:258 minutes, 25 secondsI'm going to ask you tonight as the eyes of the nation are on Michigan, right?
8:308 minutes, 30 secondsI'm asking you I'm asking you to show the nation who we are, what we stand for, and who we are fighting for. So,
8:388 minutes, 38 secondsI'm going to ask you like I asked you in 2018, like I asked you in 2022, are you ready to work for democracy?
8:458 minutes, 45 seconds[cheering and screaming]
8:488 minutes, 48 secondsAre you ready to fight for democracy?
8:518 minutes, 51 seconds[cheering]
8:538 minutes, 53 secondsAre you ready to vote for democracy?
8:568 minutes, 56 seconds[cheering]
8:588 minutes, 58 secondsWell, let's get it done and let's go win. Thank you guys. I love you.
9:059 minutes, 5 secondsIt'll make you work hard, make [music] you spend hard, make you want more.
9:119 minutes, 11 secondsShe's a man. [music] It'll make you back, make you c fall in love.
9:189 minutes, 18 seconds[music]
9:189 minutes, 18 secondsShe's a man to make you work hard, make you strength, make [music] you want

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