Tudor Dixon (R) has won the GOP nomination for Governor. She will now face Gretchen Whitmer (D) for governorship. I'm curious about what the election will bring as we have two matched challengers and certain perceptual issues won't have as much influence (It will neutralize factors like female, age, facial structure, height, etc... demographics. Thus perceptions of skills, competence, experience, party affiliation will be a little more pronounced as some factors can be mitigated.)
What I am interested in are the way in which people will vote. How many Republicans and Democrats will vote their straight party (I'm talking percentages) and how many can be persuaded (Where the actual debate is happening after the primaries.)? I want to see if the middle of the road groups have grown (The percentage of people that can swing either right or left depending on the problem.)
(We can talk about things like political parties, values, patriotism, duties, walking the talk, ethics, abortion, rights, guns or anything else and we can do it from a divergent perspective. While I may have my own preferences, I realize that much of that is subjective and in turn my opinions may or may not be better than anyone else. The only caveat is the logic, depth, and environmental awareness of contributing factors. That is how we should be engaging in politics. Looking at what is really being said and offered before making a decision. Where there are holes in the logic used by people/speakers/leaders/politicians, there should be lots of room for borrowing ideas from both sides.
Democracy is about the art of influence and compromise. Stop compromising at some point and you have left democratic values behind and turned toward unilateral outcomes that only reflects the reality of a fraction of society. Ideally politicians can stay faithful to their values and supporters while still building lots of room to make bi-partisan deals that reflect the best of what both sides have to offer. It isn't all bad or good just because its a party I like or don't like. Not specific to either Democrats or Republicans.
Centralists don't have that tunnel vision problem on a high level. They can seem indecisive as they figure out what makes the most sense for everyone/themselves within their own ethical perspective. The environment is changing and our political pressures will change with it thereby creating new ways approaching old problems.
For example, Michigan is a leading state strategically located, manufacturing infrastructure, shipping {need more ports and innovation clusters. i.e. DC Model), great universities, and ideally located for the next era of challenges from a climate and manufacturing perspective. That would require a ball park accurate market projection, a vision, political-business-scientific/academic stakeholder interest, and the alignment of resources to get there. Sometimes our "politics as usual" and ideological staunchness obscures our view to new paths and opportunities.
No matter who wins, both leaders should keep their eyes on the bigger competitive picture as it relates to people/human capital development and future of our nation. {Am I qualified to give insight or advice. Not really...maybe a little more than average....but that depends who who is judging and who is being judged. I do have a Muslim sounding name. 🤷)
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