Whitmer, Dixon highlight differences in final Michigan governor debate

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Source: Detroit Free Press

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon sparred Tuesday over energy policy and the quality of Michigan's K-12 schools, with Whitmer on the defensive at times over plummeting student performance on reading and math and her efforts to shut down the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline.

The second and final debate between Whitmer and Dixon took place two weeks before Election Day, with polls showing Dixon narrowing what once was a wide Whitmer lead in the race for governor.

The candidates stepped up the rhetoric during the one-hour debate at Oakland University, with Whitmer accusing Dixon of stoking violence and boosting conspiracy theories, and Dixon saying of Whitmer: "Her radical policies have crushed this state."

"Both candidates had a greater sense of urgency tonight," said Aaron Kall, director of debate at U-M. "You could see how important they thought this debate was."

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/26/gretchen-whitmer-tudor-dixon-final-debate/69589524007/

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