 It's not a surprise that Brush likes the idea of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer as the stand-in nominee. She's twice won the state by double digits and two years ago led a Democratic ticket that also captured full control of the state legislature for the first time in 40 years. Whitmer still publicly brushes off the idea of running this year, but acknowledges Biden has some work to do to restore confidence in his ability to wage a campaign.