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.world
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    9 months ago

    We should continue the protests until Biden stops supporting genocide.

    We should vote for Biden and not Trump. Democrats should not support genocide. The two arenā€™t contradictory.

    Stop the bullshit double speak

    ā€œDemocrats should not support genocideā€ is a simple, direct statement.

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      9 months ago

      Your point is received. Itā€™s a shitty point, but please, you keep trying to elaborate but you just keep repeating the same useless point.

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        9 months ago

        Itā€™s a shitty point

        ā€œDonā€™t support genocideā€ is shitty only if you want to support genocide.