Dana Nessel hasn't 'ruled out anything' when it comes to governor or senate races

LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - There is a cat-and-mouse game that is played in Lansing when reporters have a hunch that somebody is running for higher office.

As a result, reporters chase them down one way or the other.

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer had a line to wiggle out of giving a direct answer, saying right now the most important job is being governor or words to that affect.

Say hello to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Tim Skubick: "US senator or governor - which one do you want to be, madam?"

"Haha. Well Tim, I really think right now there is no more important job that I can have, than the one that I'm doing right now," Nessel said.

There are currently three Democrats who are running for governor: Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

There currently three Democrats seeking the US Senate seat: State Senator Mallory McMorrow, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and US Rep. Haley Stevens.

Hence this question.

Skubick: "So I could report accurately that you are considering both of those offices - is that a fair statement?"

"I don't know if that is a fair statement," Nessel said. "A fair statement is that I've made no determinations about what my future is at this point."

Now batting o for two, finally she does indirectly confirm governor and senate have not been ruled out.

"That being said, I haven't ruled out anything," she said.

Granted it's not a stop-the-press moment that she is running, but for some who clearly did want to play the cat-and-mouse game, saying nothing has been ruled out is some political cheese that Lansing can chew on.