Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ā€˜uncommittedā€™ in Michiganā€™s primary on Tuesday

Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ā€˜uncommittedā€™ in Michiganā€™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.

ā€œItā€™s important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote thatā€™s not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,ā€ she said on Sunday during an interview on CNNā€™s State of the Union. ā€œA 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.ā€

Whitmer, who is a co-chair of Bidenā€™s 2024 campaign, also said she wasnā€™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 ā€œuncommittedā€ in Michiganā€™s 27 February primary.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21Ā·
    9 months ago

    Youā€™re not gonna admit that genocide is bad because you donā€™t believe it is. Iā€™m voting for Biden.

    • Lopen's Left Arm@sh.itjust.works
      12Ā·
      9 months ago

      See everyone! Itā€™s not difficult to commit to voting for the only one standing between us and Trumpā€™s fascist takeover of the U.S. Seriously, people act like itā€™s pulling teeth to say theyā€™ll vote for Biden.

      Yes, of course genocide is bad, and we should immediately stop giving funding to Israel because of it. Like you, thatā€™s not going to inhibit me in the slightest from voting for Biden in the general.