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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says America is ready to elect a female president

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pushed back Sunday on comments made by former first lady Michelle Obama last year that U.S. voters aren’t ready to elect a female president. “Listen, I have got a lot of colleagues who I think are probably interested in running for president, and I’ve heard everyone say, ‘You can’t have this person or that person,’” the governor told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” “I would put my money on any Democratic governor in the country against [Vice President] JD Vance or [Sec