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.

  • @CaptainSpaceman
    -3•9 months ago

    Far left progressives arent his constituents. Those would be the people closest to the center.

    If far left wants representation, they need a new party. But to do that would splinter the vote and cause Rs to win for a while.

    Instead, choose sortition!

      • @CaptainSpaceman
        -1•9 months ago

        Not sure what you wwant out of this conversation. I think hes handled it poorly as well and genocide in Gaza needs to stop.

        Hes still gonna pander to the right more than the left, and the MIC has had his hooks in him since Obama.

        To stop this war, its gonna take more than 67% disapproval of the war, especially when 30% will autohate everything he does.