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Whitmer: “People in Michigan don’t care about the president’s Twitter feed”

3:28 p.m.: In an interview with CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, said that candidates onstage should try to focus on “dinner table issues” instead of reacting to the president.

“People have been calling me to see advice about what’s happening in Michigan and what Michiganders want to hear. It really is about the dinner table issues,” Whitmer said. “These are the fundamentals that Michiganders want to hear and I suspect that’s what lots of Americans are interested in, in this debate and this week and also as this election matures.”

After President Trump narrowly won Michigan by 11,000 votes in 2016, Whitmer won the governorship in 2018. She said “reaching out to everyone” was necessary to win a swing state like Michigan.

“As a candidate, I went into all 83 counties in Michigan, and this is a huge state. But I did it because I think it’s critical to show up. When you show up and you actually listen, you can’t stray from the things that actually matter because you’re listening and you’re learning every day. Stay focused on the things that really matter,” Whitmer said.

“People in Michigan don’t care about the president’s Twitter feed. We care about feeding our families,” Whitmer continued.

— Emily Tillett