Governor Shapiro and Governor Whitmer are working together and fighting to elect Democrats up and down the ballot this November

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Yesterday, Governor Shapiro and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer met with voters and volunteers in Philadelphia with less than 40 days until Election Day.As Governors in critical swing states, Governor Shapiro and Governor Whitmer are working hard every day to bring people together and get stuff done for their states. Governor Shapiro has been clear that these midterms will be a referendum on the chaos, cruelty, and corruption coming out of Washington. Together with leaders like Governor Whitmer, he is going to continue fighting to win up and down the ballot in order to move our Commonwealth and our country in a new direction.

Read and listen below for some of what Pennsylvanians are seeing about Governor Shapiro and Governor Whitmer campaigning together in Philadelphia:

CBS: Governor Josh Shapiro and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Rally Pennsylvania Democrats

• “Governor Shapiro was talking with voters in South Philly today, and he had some reinforcements with him. Another swing state Governor, Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, joined him on the campaign trail.

• “Shapiro campaigned at Morning Glory, meeting with diners and Democratic Party Voter Protection volunteers. Shapiro said he’s focusing on affordability and the cost of living in his race, but he also says he’s working to elevate Democrats in other key state and federal races.

• “‘The vibes are good. People are fired up. And I think they understand they not only have a great candidate in that district to rally around, they understand that they are part of something larger,’ said Shapiro.”
  

WHYY: Governor Josh Shapiro and Governor Gretchen Whitmer Rally Pennsylvanians at South Philly Diner

• “Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro at a South Philadelphia diner today to campaign for his reelection.

• “Whitmer says Michigan voters have the same concerns for rising costs and diminished federal government assistance that Pennsylvanians do.

• “‘People are struggling and we need leaders who are going to solve problems, like Governor Shapiro, like we see Governors across the country. That’s where the buck stops, frankly, it’s at Washington D.C. We’re doing our best to fight back to make sure that we’re helping people,’ said Whitmer.”

WHYY: Michigan governor campaigns for Josh Shapiro at South Philly diner

• Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Gov. Josh Shapiro at the Morning Glory diner Friday in Bella Vista as patrons started their day with breakfast items such as “Shapiro 2026” and “2028 sausage gravy and eggs.”

• On Friday, Whitmer returned to make the case for Shapiro himself as he seeks a second term against Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity. They also expressed a need to push back against President Donald Trump and Republicans in the coming Nov. 3 midterm elections, which will decide which party controls Congress.

• Shapiro said he was “working hard to help do our part to flip the Congress of the United States right here in Pennsylvania and to make sure we have a check on Donald Trump’s chaos, cruelty and corruption.”

• “I’ve been on the ground in each of their districts,” he said. “People are fired up and I think they understand they not only have a great candidate in that district to rally around, they understand their part is something larger, that if they elect that candidate, that’s likely going to tilt the balance of power in the Congress of the United States and be a check on Donald Trump.”

• Shapiro, who is trying to help down-ballot Democrats expand their presence in Harrisburg and win a majority in the state Senate, has often touted his ability to cooperate with Republicans in the capital to pass bipartisan bills. Republicans currently hold a narrow majority in the state Senate with 27 seats compared to 23 for Democrats, while Democrats hold a three-seat majority in the state House of Representatives.

• “Our minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for the last 16 years. And why is that? Because the Republicans in the Senate,” he said Friday. “They blocked it every single time.”

• Shapiro said he was “worried about Donald Trump and his enablers trying to undermine people’s right to vote,” but that the state would fight any possible efforts.

• “We have great coordination with our Pennsylvania National Guard, with the Pennsylvania State Police, the local law enforcement, and we will do everything in our power to stop Donald Trump from interfering with this election and ensure that whether you vote by mail or you vote in person, you will have access to the ballot box and you’ll be protected,” Shapiro said.

• Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis face Republican state treasurer Garrity, who recently campaigned in the city, and her running mate, Jason Richey, in November. The candidates have laid out competing approaches to taxes, housing, energy and other issues.
  

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Josh Shapiro and Gretchen Whitmer […] meet at Philly diner to boost Democrats ahead of midterms

• Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, stopped by a Bella Vista diner on Friday morning to pump up Democratic volunteers to turn out voters, with less than six weeks until the high-stakes midterm elections in both of their swing states.

• On the menu: Electing Democratic candidates to Pennsylvania’s four nationally-watched U.S. House seats that could determine control of Congress, and flipping the state Senate to Democratic control for the first time in more than 30 years.

• Shapiro is also seeking a second term as Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor this November, and maintains a sizable polling and fundraising advantage over his Republican opponent, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity.

• “I know we’re in a moment of tumult right now, where chaos and cruelty and corruption is just enveloping our lives. The good news is in 39 days, you’ve got the power to change that,” Shapiro told the group of a couple dozen volunteers from voter protection groups. Servers at Sam’s Morning Glory Diner, wearing T-shirts with messages condemning President Donald Trump and supporting former Vice President Kamala Harris, whisked by with plates of omelettes and pancake stacks.

• Shapiro also assured voters that elections in Pennsylvania will be conducted fairly and accurately, following a CNN report that Trump’s Department of Justice is sending a surge of election monitors to oversee polling locations.

• “We’re prepared again in court, and we’re also prepared should they try and bring personnel into certain communities, particularly minority communities, to try and intimidate people, make it harder for people to vote, or make them worried about showing up to vote,” he said.

• “We will do everything in our power to stop Donald Trump from interfering with this election and ensure, whether you vote by mail or you vote in person, you will have access to the ballot box, and it will be protected,” he said.

• Whitmer, Shapiro said, is ”someone I have looked up to, someone who knows how to get stuff done in her state, and someone who I think leads with integrity, with purpose, with drive and determination.”

• On Friday, Whitmer called Shapiro a “good friend and colleague.”

• “When Washington, D.C. is making life harder — whether it’s through tariffs or a war in Iran that’s jacking up the price of everything — it’s the governors that are protecting our rights, that are making sure we keep more money in our pockets. It’s the governors who are solving problems,” she said. “You got one of the best in the country.”

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