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Double Standard
Despite having called a twenty-cent gas tax increase “ridiculous” at the 2018 gubernatorial debate,<ref>[https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/06/whitmer-flak-calling-gas-tax-hike-ridiculous/3081060002/ Whitmer takes flak for calling 20-cent gas tax hike ‘ridiculous’]</ref> Whitmer called for a forty-five-cent gas tax increase five months later as governor, claiming that it would fix roads in [[Michigan]].<ref>[https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/03/07/governor-whitmer-gas-tax-increase/3080369002/ 7 questions about Gretchen Whitmer's Michigan gas tax increase]</ref>
Despite having called a twenty-cent gas tax increase “ridiculous” at the 2018 gubernatorial debate,<ref>[https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/06/whitmer-flak-calling-gas-tax-hike-ridiculous/3081060002/ Whitmer takes flak for calling 20-cent gas tax hike ‘ridiculous’]</ref> Whitmer called for a forty-five-cent gas tax increase five months later as governor, claiming that it would fix roads in [[Michigan]].<ref>[https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/03/07/governor-whitmer-gas-tax-increase/3080369002/ 7 questions about Gretchen Whitmer's Michigan gas tax increase]</ref>
==Political views==
==Double Standard==
On September 27, 2018, Governor Whitmer tweeted, "I believe Dr. Ford," when Dr. Ford made an unproven and unreliable sexual assault allegation against Judge Kavanaugh. However, in 2020, she said that she "believed Joe Biden," and that “just because you’re a survivor doesn’t mean that every claim is equal," when Tara Reade made a far more severe and more credible sexual assault allegation against 2020 Democrat Presidential Nominee Joe Biden.<ref>https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/09/28/i-believe-dr-ford-whitmer-and-others-respond-to-the-kavanaugh-hearings</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michigans-whitmer-says-she-believes-joe-biden</ref>
==Political Views==
Endorsed by progressive organizations such as [[Planned Parenthood]], [[MoveOn]], and the [[Human Rights Campaign]],<ref>[https://www.gretchenwhitmer.com/endorsements/ Endorsements - Gretchen Whitmer]</ref> Whitmer is a leftist<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Gretchen_Whitmer.htm Gretchen Whitmer on the Issues]</ref> who opposes [[voter ID]], school vouchers, and late-term abortion bans.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/7287/20524/37868/late-termpartial-birth-abortion-ban#20524 SB 776 - Late-Term/Partial-Birth Abortion Ban - Michigan Key Vote]</ref>
Endorsed by progressive organizations such as [[Planned Parenthood]], [[MoveOn]], and the [[Human Rights Campaign]],<ref>[https://www.gretchenwhitmer.com/endorsements/ Endorsements - Gretchen Whitmer]</ref> Whitmer is a leftist<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Gretchen_Whitmer.htm Gretchen Whitmer on the Issues]</ref> who opposes [[voter ID]], school vouchers, and late-term abortion bans.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/7287/20524/37868/late-termpartial-birth-abortion-ban#20524 SB 776 - Late-Term/Partial-Birth Abortion Ban - Michigan Key Vote]</ref>