‘Save Democracy, Abortion Rights’ Are Midterm Election Goals for Michigan Democrats

From left to right, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) at a rally in Detroit, Mich., on March 9, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Two main goals emerged from the Democratic Party of Michigan’s spring 2022 State Endorsement Convention held in Detroit last weekend—saving democracy and making abortion a state constitutional right.

The April 9 proceedings featured speeches by Michigan’s three highest state-level elected officials, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, all Democrats.