Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday

Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday

Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan governor, pushed back on calls to not vote for Joe Biden over his handling of the Israel-Gaza conflict, saying on Sunday that could help Trump get re-elected.

“It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote that’s not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,” she said on Sunday during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union. “A second Trump term would be devastating. Not just on fundamental rights, not just on our democracy here at home, but also when it comes to foreign policy. This was a man who promoted a Muslim ban.”

Whitmer, who is a co-chair of Biden’s 2024 campaign, also said she wasn’t sure what to expect when it came to the protest vote.

Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat who is the only Palestinian-American serving in Congress, urged Democrats last week to vote “uncommitted” in Michigan’s 27 February primary.

  • lefaucet@slrpnk.net
    12·
    10 months ago

    Yep, so vote Bernie in the primaries, then when he loses the primary and the election is Biden vs Trump vote Biden.

    It sucks that our election system has been warped into a two party shitshow, but here we are.

    Our ecosystem will not survive a Trump term. That means our food supply will not survive a Trump term. We do not want a neverending dust bowl.

    Additionally of you really think Trump will do anything for peace you haven’t been listening to his words or looked at his actions.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      10 months ago

      I said Democrats should not support genocide. I did not say people should not vote for Biden. I did not say people should vote for Trump.

      I said that Democrats should not be supporting genocide. Biden should stop and you should too.