SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) -- Various polls show Republican challenger Tudor Dixon has significantly slimmed the lead of her opponent, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, with less than two weeks until Election Day in Michigan.
Speaking live on WWJ Newsradio 950 Wednesday morning, Dixon said she's encouraged by her improvement in the polls in the heat of the gubernatorial race.
"It's fantastic that we're getting the word out, that we've been able to have these two debates," Dixon said. "I'm grateful to the governor for doing the two debates; it was a good opportunity for me to get my message out. But also just traveling around the state."
Dixon added, "As encouraged as we are we won't slow down; I'll just tell you that. We're gonna keep out there. We're gonna make sure we keep meeting people."
Also joining WWJ for a live interview on Wednesday, Gov. Whitmer said she does not expect an easy win on November 8.
"The polls have been all over the board," the governor said. "I've always thought that this would be a close race, and it will be a close race. And that's why it's important that people make their plan to vote."
"This is a high stakes election," Whitmer added. "This is about reproductive rights. This is about whether Betsy Devos is going to decide our education budget. This is about whether or not Michigan is going to compete and win and get economic development."
Asked about Whitmer's 2018 campaign promise to fix Michigan's crumbling roads, Dixon said the governor has not done enough.
"It's interesting that that's what she chose to run on in 2018, and now she's saying it's years of neglect," Dixon said. "This is somebody who's been in government for 20 years. Clearly she's been watching this happen and hasn't moved yet. She's had four years. That's the number one promise she made, that she ran on, and she could have prioritized that in the budget and she chose not to."
Whitmer said that although the COVID-19 pandemic did slow her plans to "fix the damn roads," Michigan has completed quote a bit of roadwork since she took office.
The governor called Dixon's assertion that not much has been done, "silly."
"We have 180,000 lane miles of roads; we've rebuilt 13,000," Whitmer said. "We are addressing decades of disinvestment. We are making real progress, and despite her ads, there is evidence, ample evidence for people to see... orange barrels and cones all across the state, because we are fixing the damn roads."
"And when we do this, and we use the right mix and material," Whitmer said, "they will be built to last."
Click on the players above to hear WWJ's complete interviews with Whitmer and Dixon, and stay tuned for election results on Tuesday. Nov. 8. To listen anytime on your smart speaker, say "Play WWJ nine-fifty."
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