• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan vowed she wouldn’t run if President Joe Biden exited the race.

• Whitmer has repeatedly backed the president and his 2024 run.

• Leaked polling found Whitmer was popular among Democrats and outperformed Biden.

Since President Joe Biden’s awful debate performance, Democrats and voters alike have been speculating about who could replace him in the race.

But one of the top options, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, has said to count her out.

The two-term Democratic governor told The Associated Press in an interview ahead of the launch of her new book, “True Gretch,” that she would not join the 2024 race if Biden stepped down.

“It’s a distraction more than anything,” Whitmer told the AP in a story published Monday….