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.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    10 months ago

    You’re not gonna admit that genocide is bad because you don’t believe it is. I’m voting for Biden.

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

      See everyone! It’s not difficult to commit to voting for the only one standing between us and Trump’s fascist takeover of the U.S. Seriously, people act like it’s pulling teeth to say they’ll vote for Biden.

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