to officially announce yo
september, you did a coup
seen you on Fox news a fe
But what have you been up
which I've come to learn
a public servant. I didn'
how much goes into really
happy about what we've do
not a self funded candida
a blue collar candidate,
motivated by the number o
out supporting us. So, me
groups, different busines
to find out some of their
a group of physicians. Ag
just to find out what the
been eye opening, certain
for me, but people want c
change and I'm gonna brin
you kind of hinted it to
since you joined the race
guys join the race now wh
and that's kevin rinky an
the other one who just an
quarter, you did raise mo
than any of the other can
also burn more cash than
quarter. How do you think
going so far? Well, I tel
some changes. One thing I
is that we've changed our
I'm excited to announce t
I've had a chance to have
with the team, very encou
Um and and certainly it w
tell right out the gate b
is the lead consultant on
one big change. So I'm ex
have a new campaign manag
part of the campaign as a
role as the manager. And
this race back in septemb
of, you know, wondering i
gonna do it and then you
you know, it seemed like
excitement around your ca
circles, a lot of people
is in the race and he's t
and over these past few m
that's, you know, faltere
with these, you know, bus
and johnson joining, You
you having these um guys
a campaign in this primar
at all, I'm not worried a
know, when I have gone ar
of the state, uh, gone to
uh, meetings. Uh I feel t
momentum. Uh you know, th
say to me is that they re
cities were burning, they
but Detroit didn't, I gue
expectation if any city w
would have been Detroit g
but we didn't even some o
in the state had looting
not in Detroit. And a lot
that to through leadershi
relationships coalitions
the years on my watch. An
forgotten that. Um And so
opportunity. I get the se
I'm not worried, I'm gonn
run this race. In fact, I
What I did see, um some p
the governor and I are in
show me um slightly ahead
and so I don't get excite
one thing that jumped out
it was polling to indepen
showed that I was 17 ahea
and again, of all the pol
as the leader of the grou
but again, it doesn't mea
still a lot of work to do
of opportunity and on the
side of things, we see so
grassroots candidates who
the right of the Republic
already started doing som
you know, this is a guy w
when he was working in th
Um, this is a guy who was
a couple of decades ago o
you say to them? Well, uh
I'm the one that they wan
I'm not shocked by that.
not interested in doing i
GOP candidates. My focus
only that. Um, so I expec
you when people try to la
conservative enough or ma
My parents are lifelong d
thing I have been, I've b
I've been In law enforcem
officers, by the nature o
tend to lean very conserv
Now, overtime I transitio
to Republican. So I think
for itself. Ah, so we foc
I'm not a political serva
but for one thing to serv
and I know you just said
go, you know, battle with
um, your your Republican
But I have to ask you abo
it's a national news stor
of your opponents, Garret
a lot of heat for essenti
should not get abortions
be the next president. Wh
those comments? Wow, I di
that extent. You know, I'
uh, if God forbid a woman
we have resources, uh, to
child. If that woman deci
and unwilling to do so, I
stand firm on that. But I
Uh, the comment he would
can be the president of t
I think the only time tha
be a concern is if the ba
the mother's life was in
decisions have to be made
you say you're pro life.
um, you know, cases of ra
still pro life as I indic
are resources that we can
that if the mother choose
to care for the child. Uh
options available. Mhm. A
policy. Um So we just saw
State of the state last w
some of the progress on i
future priorities, which
repealing the retirement
of insulin at $50. What d
those policies and what's
about her state of the st
It wasn't overwhelming. L
year. There are things th
now. Like for example, wh
one minute she says, well
mandates. And then within
she says she supports Pre
mandates. So which is it?
when we talk about our ou
come to mind. We don't ha
response in dealing with
challenges that we all kn
our state. If we don't ta
uh we'll never see being
states in our country. We
education. We have to ide
we can continue to increa
economic growth. Um We ne
in our state and we need
That's that's critically
have to create a business
We saw what happened with
measures with you, no man
and the impact that's had
here in our state. And th
that comes out today that
necessarily Change the mo
it was like a .2 and so i
are we following politica
science? And I have to ap
like Arizona in florida h
state open the fact that
down and keep our Childre
impact has that had? I wo
impact even before the sh
rate is horrible. So that
response to fixing that.
are being educated becaus
Now, what does that say a
our state critically impo
we talk about what's goin
now, flint is going into
Well, here's what I know
now, flint. When K 23 Chi
the time in the third gra
the third grade level in
is 8%. Uh, that's a faili
got to do better. It has
it has to be a sense of u
how would you, you know,
those issues when it come
rates? Well, first of all
the literacy, we gotta ho
Um I think there's one th
uh in a lot of our States
true stakeholders when it
our Children, it's the pa
count, not the special in
the unions, but the paren
be focused, student focus
way we also have to empow
give our teachers increas
think that's something th
we have to consider what'
rate. And I reject any in
teaching along the lines
I know, and here in Detro
curriculum is C. R. T. We
it came out that I think
district has some kind of
our kids to read so they
and then you also talked
needs to be a way to buil
a better business and gro
the States. You know, we
work that led to the GM d
a huge announcement here
fund that helps drive tha
how they went about doing
were governor, I mean, ho
make this a better state
attractive for them? Well
the example of the recent
company's investment. As
electric vehicle operatio
southern states Kentucky
the initial response to t
was, well, we didn't know
response was, well, it's
Those are excuses. Look,
in our state to drive our
agriculture and tourism.
do very differently. Firs
industry is the underpinn
It would seem to me that
kind of relationship with
that we will be meeting h
We would know if there wa
their operations and if w
because we either don't c
with the heads of ford ge
so I looked back at what
and when I was still the
did a phenomenal job rele
urgent way getting stolen
newest plant right here i
Certainly they were looki
But for the first time in
was opened here in Detroi
Wagoneer, it's possible.
a relationship where we'r
with folks having convers
let's make incentives not
businesses we have here i
attract new businesses. T
got a couple of minutes h
know, the primary more th
still, what do you plan o
six months or so to, you
get Republican voters and
primary? And what's your
on the other side of the
who still don't know what
for next november. Well,
leader, not someone who r
I've led through crisis,
but throughout my entire
part of managing effectiv
is building relationships
when you talk about bring
regardless of what aisle
and foremost, that's why
up of independent voters.
the ceo of the state, it'
the police chief. When I
was about detroiters as t
is about michiganders. An
have to sit in rooms with
I'm not always gonna agre
lot of politicians talk a
IRS, but when it comes ri
unification are they invo
are they sitting down? Re
common solutions for the
people? That's what publi
political servants. It be
So that's what michigan c
All right, chief craig, I