Democrats Should Take RFK Jr. Election Run Seriously, Michigan Governor Says

Ms. Whitmer predicts the presidential race in her state will be a ‘close election all the way through.’

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at Beech Woods Recreation Center in Southfield, Mich., on Oct. 16, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her party should take the independent presidential run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seriously, saying, “We’ve got to earn every single vote.”

During an interview with CNN on June 9, the Michigan Democrat was asked about recent polls that show Mr. Kennedy with 9 percent support in her state.