Doug, when you hear that and you hear that people are willing to come out and vote against their own personal safety, and she's pointed out that her safety is at risk, what do you think about this Democrat party?

You know, that, that was, was so shocking of a statement to me, that you...

It's okay to risk your survival, that it doesn't matter.

You know, just go ahead and vote.

That, that's an ideology that is not American.

That's not what we were founded on.

We were founded on free rights and free will a- and the ability to express ourselves.

That's the problem.

Doug, when you hear that, and you hear that people are willing to come out and vote against their own personal safety, and she's pointed out that her safety is at risk, what do you think about this Democrat party?

You know, that, that was so shocking of a statement to me.

That you...

It's okay to risk your survival, that it doesn't matter.

You know, just go ahead and vote.

That, that's an ideology that is not American.

That's not [laughs] what we were founded on.

That's the problem.

I just want them to come out and vote, exercise their franchise that people died for them to have.

No, you're absolutely right.

And I think this election cycle that it began slow.

I think you and I can agree with that, that, you know, it seemed like people really weren't, you know, weren't caring or weren't engaged.

But what I've seen the last few months, especially since, you know, the Republican endorsement convention, then you have the Democrat endorsement convention, and then you've had the primaries, is that people are actually waking up and They're having to realize that we're having to pick where does Michigan want to go? Are we going to create the next California? Or are we going to get back to the Michigan that we remember that was prosperous? And that's something that people are starting to think about and really aiming for when they talk about this with their friends

It's a bit obvious, isn't it? What's your take on it, Doug?

You know what? I'm always just baffled by that.

As I go to a restaurant and I sit down for dinner and I watch the table next to me and they order a drink and the waitress immediately cards them to find out if they're 21.

I just want them to come out and vote, exercise their franchise that people died for them to have.

No, you're absolutely right.

And I think this election cycle that it began slow.

I think you and I can agree with that, that, you know, it seemed like people really weren't, you know, weren't caring or weren't engaged.

But what I've seen the last few months, especially since, you know, the Republican endorsement convention, then you have the Democrat endorsement convention, and then you've had the primaries, is that people are actually waking up and they're having to realize that we're, you know, we're having to pick where does Michigan want to go? Are we going to create the next California? Or are we going to get back to the Michigan that we remember that was prosperous? And that's something that people are starting to think about and really aiming for when they talk about this with their friends and neighbors.

It's a bit obvious, isn't it? What's your take on it, Doug?

You know what? I'm always just baffled by that.

As I go to a restaurant and I sit down for dinner and I watch the table next to me and they order a drink and the waitress immediately cards them to find out if they're 21.

How different would the attorney general's office look, uh, with you there versus your opponent?

Sir, I, I mean, just look at how our offices are run now.

You know, in Ann Arbor, you know, my opponent decided to get rid of, uh, bail.

He's gone to cashless bail.

So you in Southeast Michigan, well, you've already faced that, where he's letting people out.

One person went off and killed two people in Wayne County.

Another person that he gave a deal to, well, they went over and decided to carjack a mom and shoot her in front of her son.

Uh, what can you do for, for, for the everyday problems that people have in this state? Uh, things like robocalls or identity theft or scams.

How different would the Attorney General's office look with you there versus your opponent?

Sir, I mean, just look at how our offices are run now.

You know, in Ann Arbor, you know, my opponent... decided to get rid of bail.

He's gone to cashless bail.

So you in southeast Michigan, well, you've already faced that, where he's letting people out.

One person went off and killed two people in Wayne County.

Another person that he gave a deal to, well, they went over and decided to carjack a mom and shoot her in front of her son.

What can you do for the everyday problems that people have in this state? Things like robocalls or identity theft or scams.

Um, i- i- if you could give a, a two-minute elevator speech about your philosophy as a prosecutor and what you would do as attorney general.

Sure.

You know, I've been an attorney 34 years.

For the last 30, I've been a prosecutor.

So for me, you know, prosecutor is my life's work.

I get up every morning, get ready for work, I go into that office, and I stand up for the people of the state of Michigan, and that's really been the important thing to me, and that's what I think we need to get back to, and I think that's what people wanna see.

People actually wanna see that, uh, law and order is actually on the ballot this November.

So I think that's following the statistical analysis you see that kind of is a trend.

Um, i- i- if you could give a, a two-minute elevator speech about your philosophy as a prosecutor and what you would do as attorney general.

Sure.

You know, I've been an attorney 34 years.

For the last 30, I've been a prosecutor.

So for me, you know, prosecutor is my life's work.

I get up every morning, get ready for work, I go into that office, and I stand up for the people of the state of Michigan, and that's really been the important thing to me, and that's what I think we need to get back to, and I think that's what people wanna see.

People actually wanna see that, uh, law and order is actually on the ballot this November.

So I think that's following the statistical analysis you see that kind of is a trend.