Not for nothing but Gretchen Whitmer has a shark tattoo.
https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/nancy-kaffer/2024/07/07/michigan-whitmer-new-book-true-gretch/74249101007/
Its going to be interesting to see the dynamic at work when China stops being the workshop of the World by their own choice. Remember the 80s when Japan seemed so ascendant? India would seem to be a ready made next country up but they have their own issues.