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It was very clear that people didn't turn out to vote, that that 10,000 plus votes that was the difference here in michigan was a very low turnout. >> reporter: gretchen is the state's new governor. she's closely watching the party's crowded primary, saying the outcome will play a critical role in determining whether michigan is still trump country. >> between 2016 and 2018. >> we had a massive change in who showed up at the polls and the results showed up for themselves. when the candidate shows up and listens to people and stays focused on the dinner table issues, that's how you persuade peo...

I'm going to be running against a republican who is donald trump reincarnated here in michigan. he want to undo medicaid expansion which i worked to provide health care to 680,000 in my state. i trump-lican opponent is trying to undo that and still take health care away from people, rip it away. there are national implications no question. leadership in washington, d.c., will have animi -- an impact on this debate. i'm going to fix the roads, make sure we get our kids prepared, and cleaning up the drinking water which still is not fixed. you know about flint, michigan. it's not far from ann ar...

Between you and your opponent. what do you think is going to be the key issue moving into the election? is it going to be the economy? is it going to be the investigation happening in the beltway on the question of obstruction of justice? >> i think it's the dinner table issues, i really do. you know, if you can't turn on your tap water and bathe your children and give them a glass of water at the dinner table if you're worried about health care for your family, going bankrupt or getting the medicine that you need, these are the issues that motivated michiganders to turn out or not turn out at...

On the dinner table issues. >> sure. >> if you're worried about your child's education, you know, nothing else matters. and that's why that's where i'm going to start fixing problems. >> hillary clinton did lose in 2016 in michigan twice, first to bernie sanders in the primary in a surprise and then again to president trump. so, your point about low turnout taken, but at the same time, clearly, there's something going on in the state that has people looking for something different, something outside of the establishment. and i'm just wondering how you've thought about that in the context of yo...

Now -- not coming to the naacp this summer is more of a cause than snubbing the journalists in the summer because that's a more representative organization. so, as i said, there is discontent. we will discuss it and continue discussing it and then we will discuss mitt romney who who has no record and 90% in november. >> laura: if he weren't black, and there were was a black challenger to that candidate, would you be saying the same thing? >> that's a lot of ifs. >> laura: yeah, i know it is. this is kind of a brutal question but you can jump in here. >> i think that we want to talk about he ha...