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.

  • @givesomefucks
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    08 months ago

    Sure, if you’re making up random numbers anything can be justified…

    But talking to someone who does that isnt something a lot of people are going to want to do bud.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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      08 months ago

      Talking to someone who can’t understand a common business concept isn’t much fun either

      • @[email protected]
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        28 months ago

        I think they understand that concept fine, it’s just that getting 97¢ out of twenty thousand $1 donations is better than getting $18k out of $20k, so if we’re making up numbers it can go either way.